Michelle Obama Rebukes Trump Over ‘Send Her Back’ Remarks

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has rebuked President Donald Trump’s "send her back controversy," saying diversity is what that truly makes America great. Obama said there’s a place for natural-born citizens and refugees alike.

Trump’s go back-rant was targeted at the Democratic squad which is made up of Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ayaana Pressley, who collectively have been major critics of Trump and the policies of his administration. The President had suggested on Twitter that the four go back to the countries they came from.

Obama took to Twitter to make her stand in the ongoing feud that peaked during Trump’s Make America Great Again rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Wednesday where his supporters chanted "send her back." Somalia-born Omar who is a naturalized U.S. citizen and U.S. Representative for Minnesota.

“What truly makes our country great is its diversity,” Obama wrote in a tweet. “I have seen that beauty in so many ways over the years. Whether we are born here or seek refuge here, there’s place for us all,” she said. “Its our America,” Obama added.

However, the former First Lady, who according to a new poll is the most admired woman in the world, did not mention Trump directly. Earlier this month, at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, Obama had told CBS News that the leader of the free world with a tweet can start a war, can crush an economy, and can change the future of our children.

Trump has said that he had tried to stop the chant at the reelection rally.