Pramila Jayapal, Democratic congresswoman: ‘We have to prepare in case Trump tries to steal the elections’
The representative is leading a Capitol delegation to the Panamerican Congress, a meeting in Montevideo of progressive leaders to address the challenges of Trump’s imperialism on the continent
Representative Pramila Jayapal, 60, arrived in the United States at the age of 16 to study and, in 2017, after a career as a civil rights activist, became the first Asian American to represent Washington at the federal level. Today, she is one of the most influential lawmakers in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party on Capitol Hill.
