Congresswomen: Declaration of Independence racist, sexist

"Our founding fathers were not living gods...they were fallible human beings." The Declaration of Independence "did not condemn slavery, protect the rights of women or include Native Americans." https://t.co/RujjiopufJ

— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) July 4, 2019

First-year congresswomen Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts retweeted a Salon article contending the Declaration of Independence is a racist and sexist document because it doesn't address slavery or women's rights.

Pressley commented on a piece by Matthew Rozsa titled "Fourth of July’s ugly truth exposed: The Declaration of Independence is sexist, racist, prejudiced", noted the Gateway Pundit.

"Our founding fathers were not living gods ... they were fallible human beings. The Declaration of Independence 'did not condemn slavery, protect the rights of women or include Native Americans,'" she wrote.

Pressley, an African-American, further wrote that the "impact of the prejudices, biases & contradictions codified by our founding fathers is still felt today."

"We continue to struggle as a nation to embrace our full history, one that includes family separation of black families at the auction block & today of migrants at camps."

The reference was to the practice -- also carried out by previous administrations -- of separating children from parents who are incarcerated for illegally entering the country.

Twitter user Robert Page, whose avatar indicates he's African-American, reacted to the Congress members' condemnation of the founding document by Thomas Jefferson.

"Omg! This article is insulting & disappointing & the fact it is liked and/or retweeted by 2 members of Congress is sad. These 2 women, if they lived in S. Arabia would be celebrating being able to drive in 2019. No DEM can name a country that is better. They only tear us down."