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US House condemns president Trump's attacks on congresswomen

Author: Joselyne kabageni
On:17/07/2019 13:05
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The US House of Representatives has voted to condemn USA President Donald Trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen of color.

The united states president Mr Trump had been accused of racism and xenophobia for telling the members of congress to leave the country.The president has since tweeted: "I don't have a Racist bone in my body!"

Tuesday's debate in the Democratic-controlled chamber was a highly polarized debate, with various Republicans insisting the vote itself was a breach of decorum.It passed by 240 votes to 187.


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Four Republicans and the House's sole independent, former Republican lawmaker Justin Amash, joined all 235 Democrats to approve the resolution. The four Republicans were Texas congressman Will Hurd (the party's only African American representative), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania), Fred Upton (Michigan) and Susan Brooks (Indiana).

Passing a resolution - which is a statement of opinion and not legally binding - criticizing presidential conduct is very rare .Mr Trump did not explicitly name the women - all four of whom are US citizens - in his initial Twitter tirade, but the context made a clear link to the four Democratic congresswomen, who are known as The Squad.


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The congresswomen dismissed the comments as a distraction on Monday, and urged people instead to focus on policies rather than the president's words.


Source: BBC



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