Today's pushback marked some of the strongest condemnations Trump's received from his party
Sen. Lindsey Graham spent hours golfing with President Donald Trump on Saturday. But Trump gave him no indication he was about to ignite an all-consuming controversy the next day with his racist tweets attacking four Democratic congresswomen.Story Continued Below
Monday’s pushback marked some of the strongest condemnations Trump's received from his party, which began with a trickle and then widened as Trump escalated his attacks in remarks to reporters.Sign Up Others wouldn't go that far, but Republicans were downcast Monday as they moved to respond to the president's remarks, which Trump refused to back away from. Sen. John Cornyn called Trump's comments "a mistake, an unforced error" but said he does not "think the president's a racist," declining to elaborate.
“It just really, really grates on him that they are beating on the people at the border trying to do the best they can,” said Graham, who largely defended Trump on Monday. “The rhetoric is over the top. But the underlying problem is real.” Many Republicans made sure that any criticism of Trump also dinged his targets: Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota; Omar is the only one of the four born outside the United States.
Trump defended himself to reporters Monday, saying his statements were "not at all" racist and that the congresswomen "hate our country." On Twitter, Trump also endorsed Graham's attack on the progressive congresswomen while not addressing Graham’s suggestion that Trump “aim higher.” Trump also reiterated that the four women should leave the country if they don't like it here.
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