BREAKING NEWS: Pelosi will force a vote to condemn Trump for saying four minority congresswomen should go ‘back where they came from’ – just months after Democrats watered down a resolution denouncing one of them for anti-Semitism
Nancy Pelosi announced Monday House Democrats are composing a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s tweets against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her squad.
The speaker indicated there will be a vote soon in the chamber, a move designed to put Republicans on the record about their feelings on the president’s tweets after few lawmakers, thus far, have defended him.
No timing was indicated but Pelosi announced the forthcoming resolution in a letter to colleagues on Monday.
‘This weekend, the President went beyond his own low standards using disgraceful language about Members of Congress,’ she wrote.
‘This morning, the President doubled down on his attacks on our four colleagues suggesting they apologize to him. Let me be clear, our Caucus will continue to forcefully respond to these disgusting attacks,’ she added.
‘The House cannot allow the President’s characterization of immigrants to our country to stand. Our Republican colleagues must join us in condemning the President’s xenophobic tweets. Please join us in supporting a forthcoming resolution sponsored by Congressman Tom Malinowski, who was born abroad, and Congressman Jamie Raskin, along with other Democratic Members born abroad,’ she asked.
The move comes six months after House Democrats passed a watered-down resolution condemning hate language after alleged anti-semitic comments from Rep. Ilhan Omar.