White House adviser Kellyanne Conway defended President Trump against charges of racism Tuesday but was criticized herself for saying four nonwhite congresswomen represent “a very dark element” in the country.

Conway said four Democrats attacked by Trump in recent tweets — Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts — were emblematic of a deeper problem.

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