'If we're going to bring civility back to the center of our politics, we must speak out against inflammatory rhetoric from anyone in any party anytime it happens. 'Today's resolution was targeted at the specific words that frankly are not acceptable from a leader in any work place large or small,' Republican Representative Fred Upton of Michigan wrote on Twitter after voting in support of the resolution. To quote President Reagan, “Thanks to each wave of new arrivals.- Fred Upton #WearYourMask July 16, 2019 America embraces diversity, and that must continue. inflammatory rhetoric from anyone in any party anytime it happens. The resolution passed nearly along party lines, with the exception of four Republicans and Representative Justin Amash, who left the GOP to become an independent earlier this month, joining their Democratic colleagues in condemning the president's comments.

The House of Representatives formally condemned the president for the racist tweets on Tuesday, which he had doubled down on multiple times this week. If an employer were to make the same remarks that Trump did to an employee, the worker could file a legal complaint because that would be against the law. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), making such comments is legally considered discrimination. as a young girl, becoming a naturalized citizen nearly two decades ago in 2000.Ĭritics, including some Republicans, pointed to the long history of people telling non-white Americans to leave or go back to their countries as a vile racist trope. Omar was born in Somalia and immigrated to the U.S. He argued that they should 'go back' to the countries 'from which they came,' adding: 'you can't leave soon enough.' All the representatives are women of color, and three of the four were born as American citizens in the U.S.

The president on Sunday leveled a Twitter attack against progressive Democratic Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. 'We are blessed to live in this country, and if you're not happy about it, I like his message, leave,' he asserted. is the 'best at absolutely everything,' a claim that lacks evidence.

Trump then insisted that Amercans have it 'so good' and that the U.S. Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, attends a ceremony for golfer Tiger Woods in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.

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