By Umar Farooq</p> <p>WASHINGTON (AA) – U.S. President Donald Trump is racist, according to congresswoman-elect Rashida Tlaib.</p> <p>"Look, I truly believe he is racist, and that's probably controversial, he is," Tlaib told The Hill online news outlet in an interview Thursday.</p> <p>"It's in his policies, it's in his words, and the fact of the matter is that he's still our president," she said. "But it doesn't matter, I'm going to hold him accountable.”</p> <p>Tlaib, along with Minnesota's Ilhan Omar, will be sworn in next month as the first two Muslim-Americans females in Congress. Tlaib will also become the first female Palestinian-American in Congress.</p> <p>Trump has been criticized for using racially charged rhetoric during his tenure in office.</p> <p>A prominent congresswoman, Sheila Jackson-Lee, used Twitter to highlight Trump’s "dogwhistle racism" after he demeaned three black reporters.</p> <p>Trump has also attacked NFL players, and went after NBA star Lebron James on Twitter, insulting his intelligence.</p> <p>Tlaib said she does not know what is going on in Trump's head, and many people in Washington are confused about his comments on Twitter.</p> <p>"There’s so much, even when I watch national media outlets, it’s baffling because we’re all guessing like what is in his mind, what do you think that tweet was about," Tlaib said.</p> <p>Fifty-five percent of American voters believe race relations have soured under Trump, according to a survey in August.