US President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on four minority Democratic lawmakers but denied accusations of racismon Tuesday for xenophobic attacks on four minority Democratic lawmakers and hostile language targeting immigrants, as the president pushed back at accusations of racism.
The resolution also takes the president to task for “referring to immigrants and asylum seekers as ‘invaders.’ The four congresswomen – all but one of whom were born in the US – are of Hispanic, Arab, Somali and African-American descent.“Our Country is Free, Beautiful and Very Successful. If you hate our country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!” the president tweeted Tuesday.
Speaking on the House floor prior to the vote, Pelosi said: “Every single member of this institution, Democratic and Republican, should join us in condemning the president’s racist tweets.” Trump’s repeated attacks appear to be aimed at galvanizing his mostly white electoral base ahead of the 2020 presidential vote.
While some Republican members of Congress have condemned Trump’s remarks, House Republican leaders closed ranks behind the president.