Reaction has been pouring in Donald Trump’s ‘go back to where you came from’ remarks aimed at several Democratic House members…..
Brian Stelter: “President Trump launched a bigoted attack against four minority congresswomen on Sunday morning. His tweets were straight up racist. Did the news media accurately describe it that way?”
“By and large, no, most major news outlets did not do that. Reporters and anchors took the story seriously but largely leaned on ‘critics,’ primarily Democrats, and cited their accusations of racism. The significance of Trump’s words risked being lost in a partisan fog.”
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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) called President Trump “a racist ass” over a series of tweets attacking four non-white progressive female lawmakers, The Hill reports.
Said Lieu: “I never thought I’d see the day when a president was telling immigrants to go back to where we came from. Donald Trump is demonstrating he’s a racist ass. He’s not uniting us. I can’t wait until he leaves the office of the presidency.”
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British Prime Minister Theresa May said President Trump used “completely unacceptable” language to describe four female Democratic lawmakers, potentially exacerbating the recent tensions with Washington, Bloomberg reports.
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“Under fire for what many called racist tweets, President Trump said Monday that the minority Democratic congresswomen he said should ‘go back’ to other countries are the ones who should apologize,” USA Today reports.
Said Trump: “When will the Radical Left Congresswomen apologize to our Country, the people of Israel and even to the Office of the President, for the foul language they have used, and the terrible things they have said. So many people are angry at them & their horrible & disgusting actions!”
“He did not detail those alleged actions.”
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Jonathan Bernstein: “The good news is that public opinion surveys since Trump became president show a solid shift against his bigotry; in fact, support for immigration has surged. One can support or oppose immigration regardless of animus toward any particular group. But Trump has, from the start of his campaign, made clear that his immigration policies are indeed based on bigotry. That’s probably one of the main reasons he’s been so unpopular throughout his presidency.”
“The bad news is that it’s highly likely that the closer the president comes to explicit racism, the more the minority of hardcore bigots who support him will feel emboldened. Even his less prejudiced supporters may find themselves drifting toward uglier beliefs. It’s bad for a president to hold those views, but much worse for him to express them publicly.”
“The even worse news is that Republicans in a position to do something about this – members of Congress, other elected officials, staffers within the administration – went silent on Sunday.”
Mike Allen: “Trump is all-in on us-versus-them politics and does not care if he occasionally crosses the line into racism. Trump allies expect this to get worse, not better.”
The Guardian: Republicans silent as Trump renews attack on leftwing congresswomen.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Monday slammed President Trump for using the “language of white supremacists” in telling a group of Democratic congresswomen that they should “go back” to the countries they came from.
“It’s important to note that the President’s words yday, telling four American Congresswomen of color ‘go back to your own country,’ is hallmark language of white supremacists,” tweeted Ocasio-Cortez, one of four freshmen lawmakers at whom the comments were apparently directed.
“Trump feels comfortable leading the GOP into outright racism, and that should concern all Americans.” …..
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And Republicans stay silent–and complicit–to Trump’s blatantly racist appeals.
Yup!
Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera called out President Donald Trump on Sunday for taking the “low road” with his racist rant.
But he also described Trump as “my friend” and claimed that the president was “better than that”:
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I just watched Trump triple down on his racist comments and he directly appealed to white supremacists by saying lots of people agree with him.
Trump reveled in his trope, and repeated it, by adding Israel and claiming Congresswoman Oman was anti-Semitic.
This will be his re-election gambit. It’s his message to America. He will paint the Democrats as un-American and other. When have we heard this before?
And Republican leadership remains silent.
And the ones who aren’t remaining silent are supporting his comments.
Sen Susan Collins has become the first noteworthy Republican to criticize Trumps comments.
While dutifully noting her disagreements with some of the comments of the Congresspeople Trump blasted, Collins called Trumps remarks”way over the line.”
Mediaite is reporting that Republican Congressmen Will Hurd and Pete Olson as well as Sen. Pat Toomey have also criticized Trumps statements.
Your junior Senator is trying to walk a tightrope Kack….
The spin is that Trump, like the ‘squad’ can WHATEVER they want….
For Trump?
He don’t give a shit!
Hr’s a racist
His policy actions on immigration, migration and people of color speak for themselves
And as i have posted here?
This isn’t new…
This is his history from back in the day as a real estate guy….
Irenically?
Current Democrats HAVE TO work with Trump in Congress
So Joe Biden has present day company
Lindsey Graham is refusing to condemn Trump’s tweets. Not ahocking. He has completely capitulated on Trump, as has the GOP in general.
He did say that Trump should NOT get personal…..
THAT isn’t enough….
Lindsay well knows that Trumps comments are supported by the vast majority of Republican voters in S.C.
Meaghan McCain ,daughter of John McCain, says that Lindsay Graham is no longer the person she used to know.
I opined awhile back that Graham seems to have been “liberated” in a negative way by McCains passing.
It’s hard to see him making some of the statements he has been making since MCain death if McCain were still alive.
Pelosi will schedule a House vote to condemn Trump’s tweets according to Political Wire.
Good, let’s put them on record. Especially the suburban Republicans.
And there WILL be MORE coming out against Trump
NOT STRONGLY….
But against….
Three more Republicans have criticized Trumps offensive tweets .including the Senates only Black Republican,Sen. Tim Scott Of South Carolina.
Rep Mike Turner of Ohio and well known Trump critic John Kasich have also criticized Trumps remarks.
Before anybody asks, since I am often inaccurately cited here as a “Republican leader”, I am very busy at work. Otherwise, I would have formally denounced Trump’s remarks quite harshly, as I have many times before.
Remember, I am for impeachment.
Bye for now.
And please note that I have been dutifully reporting the small number(so far) of Actual Republican leaders who have been criticizing Trumps remarks.
I am sometimes characterized here as one who hates all Republicans and alternately denounced for voting for certain Republicans.
We all have our burdens to carry!
Add Sen Rob Portman,Sen Lisa Murkowski, Rep.Fred Upton , and Rep Chip Roy to those Republicans criticizing Trumps remarks.
Mitt Romney gave a seemingly mild rebuke to Trump.
i thought the list would grow as the media keeps the story front and center…
i would think the story will bleed from the words to increasing number of GOPer’s checking in against his implication .
THEN?
The story will either change to asylum
or some other crazy assed thing?
Then….
Trump will try to back track his comments
Stay tuned….
Good ole Boy racist Republican Rep Ralph Abraham of Louisiana said he’d “pay for the tickets” for the 4 women Trump told to leave the country.
It’s good to hear some Republicans like Tim Scott and others have condemned Trump’s racist remarks. But remember how the GOP condemned Trump after the pussy grabbing tape came out only to come crawling back into the Trumpublican fold.
I’ll withhold any congratulating of these politicians for a few weeks until we see if any 9f this actually sticks.
the angst against Trump’s upfront racism will be , as i pointed out earlier, will be played off by Trump if the media won’t let go….
OR?
Trump does something even dummer…
The Asylum policy drop COULD provide a diversion?
More condemnation of Donald Trump’s comments…
Joe Biden panned President Trump’s recent tweets about four minority congresswomen as a “racist attack” after Trump said they should “go back” to their countries, Politico reports.
Biden also added a suggestion for Trump: “He should go home. He should go home.”
Politico
Well, silly us. If both the President of the United States and the Minority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives say that the president’s Tweets weren’t racist, then who are we to contradict them ?
[One can only hope that John Boehner wouldn’t have positively and gratuitously sent out a message of defense and support. Or, at least like the current Senate Majority Leader, had at least enough decency to volunteer nothing.]
Those Tweets were NOT Racist. I don’t have a Racist bone in my body! The so-called vote to be taken is a Democrat con game. Republicans should not show “weakness” and fall into their trap. This should be a vote on the filthy language, statements and lies told by the Democrat…..
…..Congresswomen, who I truly believe, based on their actions, hate our Country. Get a list of the HORRIBLE things they have said. Omar is polling at 8%, Cortez at 21%. Nancy Pelosi tried to push them away, but now they are forever wedded to the Democrat Party. See you in 2020!
Kevin McCarthy @GOPLeader, “The President’s Tweets were not Racist. The controversy over the tweets is ALL POLITICS. I will vote against this resolution.” Thank you Kevin!
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McCarthy and McConnell remind me of two sock poppets that Trum wears on each hand.
“Spineless” is too nice a word.
how about see no evil, hear no evil?…..
A whopping 4 House Republicans–2% of the total caucus’-voted to condemn Trump’s racism.
A Reuters poll showed while Trump dropped in support among independents and Democrats he picked up 5% among Republicans after the tweets.
The GOP has made it’s bed.
Time for them to lie in it for 2020.
Not surprised at Trumps rise in support among Republicans.
I mentioned this yesterday.
I wonder where Sanford and Weld think their support is coming from?
So great to see how unified the Republican Party was on today’s vote concerning statements I made about four Democrat Congresswomen. If you really want to see statements, look at the horrible things they said about our Country, Israel, and much more. They are now the top, most…
….visible members of the House Democrats, who are now wedded to this bitterness and hate. The Republican vote was 187-4. Wow! Also, this was the first time since 1984 that the Speaker of the House was ruled Out of Order and broke the Rules of the House. Quite a day!
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The fact remains he was censured for his comments….
THAT is actually the first real thing done against him by the Congress, be it just the US House…
More Whisdom from the White House:
So much wrong here that one hardly knows where to begin. But the First Amendment might be a good place to begin…
And since he’s made it a rule not to negotiate with Democrats while investigations proceed, then OF COURSE the Democrats are responsible for no progress on drug pricing, infrastructure, etc.
[See you in Greenville….not]
In America, if you hate our Country, you are free to leave. The simple fact of the matter is, the four Congresswomen think that America is wicked in its origins, they think that America is even more wicked now, that we are all racist and evil. They’re entitled to their…..
..opinion, they’re Americans. Now I’m entitled to my opinion, & I just think they’re left wing cranks. They’re the reason there are directions on a shampoo bottle, & we should ignore them. The “squad” has moved the Democrat Party substantially LEFT, and…..
….they are destroying the Democrat Party. I’m appalled that so many of our Presidential candidates are falling all over themselves to try to agree with the four horsewomen of the apocalypse. I’m entitled to say that they’re Wack Jobs.” Louisiana Senator John Kennedy
The Democrats in Congress are getting nothing done, not on drug pricing, not on immigration, not on infrastructure, not on nothing! Sooo much opportunity, yet all they want to do is go “fishing.” The American people are tired of the never ending Witch Hunt, they want results now!
Big Rally tonight in Greenville, North Carolina. Lots of great things to tell you about, including the fact that our Economy is the best it has ever been. Best Employment & Stock Market Numbers EVER. I’ll talk also about people who love, and hate, our Country (mostly love)! 7:PM
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