What recent comments did President Trump make about Somali immigrants?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. For the second day in a row, President Trump denigrated Somali immigrants and the entire nation of Somalia. NPR's Mara Liason reports those remarks got more personal today.
In the past, President Trump has often attacked Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, an American citizen who emigrated to the U.S. from Somalia as a child. But his recent comments have been harsh, even by Trump's standards. On Tuesday, he called Omar garbage, and now he says she should not be allowed to be a congresswoman.
I'm sure people are looking at that. And she should be thrown the hell out of our country.
Trump also attacked Somalia itself, saying it isn't even a nation. It's just a people walking around killing each other. Mara Liason, NPR News, the White House.
Fifty years ago, Congress passed and President Gerald Ford signed the landmark law that created special education as we know it. NPR's Corey Turner reports on the impact of the Individuals with Disabilities Act, or IDEA.
In 1970, public schools educated just one in five children with a disability. Ed Martin, now 94, helped write the law that changed that. There was one mother who told us a story about the school bus stopping at the foot of her driveway. And her daughter's standing in the window crying, saying, why can't I go with the other kids?
IDEA requires schools to provide accommodations for kids with disabilities. The Trump administration has made cuts at the Department of Education, including staff who oversee IDEA, saying it wants to end bureaucracy and empower states. But critics warn federal oversight is an important safeguard for families who depend on the landmark law. Corey Turner, NPR News.
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