1. “They’re free to leave if they want.”

President Trump escalated his attacks on four Democratic congresswomen, saying they hated America, used “foul language & racist hatred” and should apologize.

They did not. Instead, the four representatives — llhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib — fought back in a news conference, above. “This is the agenda of white nationalists,” Ms. Omar said, calling Mr. Trump’s words a “blatantly racist attack.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House would move to officially reject the president’s “xenophobic” tweets — and the president then accused Ms. Pelosi of making racist statements.