US House to vote on resolution condemning Trump’s racist tweets
Announcement of the vote comes as Trump doubles down on his remarks, insisting his tweets were not racist.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that the House of Representatives will vote on a resolution condemning President Donald Trump's racist attacks on four Democratic congresswomen of colour.
Pelosi said Trump "went beyond his own low standards using disgraceful language about members of Congress" and said his xenophobic and "disgusting" comments cannot stand without rebuttal.
Trump on Sunday told four congresswomen to go back to where they came from even though three were born in the United States and all are US citizens.
Although Trump did not name the women, his tweets were almost certainly referring to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, I...