Trump Shares Tweet By Katie Hopkins Who Previously Compared Migrants To 'Cockroaches'

President Trump shared a controversial tweet on Saturday.<br /> <br />President Trump on Saturday shared a tweet by far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins who previously compared migrants to "cockroaches."<br>The president seemed to be trying to defend himself after the crowd at a recent rally began chanting "send her back" about Somali-born Representative Ilhan Omar. <br>A video of that part of the rally was tweeted by Hopkins along with her praise, saying</a>, "New Campaign slogan  for #2020? 'Don't love it? Leave it!' Send her back is the new lock her up. Well done to #TeamTrump."<br>Trump did not mention her directly, but said</a> in his comment after sharing her post, "As you can see, I did nothing to lead people on, nor was I particularly happy with their chant. Just a very big and patriotic crowd. They love the USA!" <br>According to the Guardian</a>, Hopkins "once wrote a column comparing migrants to 'cockroaches' and 'feral humans.'"