Democrats in Congress moved to formally condemn Trump's attacks on four minority congresswomen as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her party would introduce a resolution criticizing his 'xenophobic tweets'
WASHINGTON, July 15 - Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved on Monday to formally condemn President Donald Trump's attacks on four minority congresswomen as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her party would introduce a resolution criticizing his"xenophobic tweets."
Republican lawmakers have been slow to speak out against Trump's attacks on the four congresswomen, which Democrats have broadly condemned as divisive and racist. In remarks at the White House on Monday, Trump said he was not concerned if people thought his tweets were racist."As far as I'm concerned if you hate our country, if you're not happy here you can leave," he said.
"He relies on racism, division and anti-immigrant sentiment to consolidate power because he does not have a positive vision for the future of America," Ocasio-Cortez told reporters at the Capitol on Monday. Trump's remarks come as he has intensified his long-running campaign to restrict immigration. Anticipated raids targeting illegal immigrants failed to materialize over the weekend but the administration on Monday said it would tighten asylum rules.Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a sometime Trump golf partner and adviser, called the four congresswomen"socialist" and"anti-Semitic" on Fox News on Monday, but he also called on Trump to stop making such personal attacks.
None of the top four Republican leaders in Congress, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, or their representatives had any immediate comment.
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