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A House Democrat called President Trump a schmuck in a tweet to White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Saturday after she praised Trump for allowing an all-girl robotics team from Afghanistan to enter the country. The girls were previously denied entry.

Um, he was the schmuck who kept them from coming in, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) said. Thank you for no longer being a schmuck in this instance?

Um, he was the schmuck who kept them from coming in. Thank you for no longer being a schmuck in this instance? https://t.co/PXqxy3GVY9

Huffman was responding to a tweet from Conway in which she praised Trump for acting to help the girls.

Thank you, @POTUS, for helping these girls. Others talk (and talk and talk). You act. https://t.co/2ea6bdWjCk

The Afghan girls were denied visas twice after seeking them to enter the country to compete in the First Global Challenge in Washington, D.C. Trump reportedly pressed Homeland Security officials earlier this week to grant the girls visas.

The girls were granted temporary visas using a parole mechanism, according to The Associated Press, after Afghan Ambassador Hamdullah Mohib told the AP that the girls were originally denied visas over fears they wouldnt return to Afghanistan, according to conversations Mohib had with US officials.

The girls arrived in D.C. on Saturday morning, according to the AP, and will compete in the robotics competition this weekend. First daughter Ivanka Trump tweeted she looks forward to welcoming them.

I look forward to welcoming this brilliant team of Afghan girls, and their competitors, to Washington DC next week! #WomenInSTEM https://t.co/01qDduyglS

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Democrat hits Trump: Thanks for not being a schmuck - The Hill