The lack of Republican support was to be expected, as only a handful of GOP members echoed Democrats' condemnation of the president's racist and 'xenophobic' tweets telling congresswomen to 'go back'
In a move that forced Republicans to go on the record about Donald Trump's recent racist tweets toward minority congresswomen, the president of the United States was condemned with the passage of a House resolution stating that he"legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color.
Leading up to the vote, some Republicans conceded that the president used a poor choice of words in ridiculing the outspoken group of freshmen known as"The Squad,"to accuse Trump of ushering in the"agenda of white nationalists." Still, they did not support the resolution of commendation. Democrats have advocated for their GOP counterparts — both publicly and privately — to support the resolution.
resolution,"is extremely simple to decide. Do you stand with the vision of President [Ronald] Reagan? Or do you stand with the darker or fearful vision of President Trump? It's a very simple choice."
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