House moves towards symbolic measure to condemn Trump’s attacks on four Democratic congresswomen
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pressured fellow Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to support him and vote against a symbolic measure condemning his racially charged attacks on four minority Democratic congresswomen.
Their criticism has been muted. But the House vote will force them to either stand against their party’s leader, who has strong support among conservatives, or effectively defend him. Trump has a history of what critics consider race-baiting. He led a movement that falsely claimed former President Barack Obama was not born in the United States and he said after a deadly, white supremacist-led rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that there were “very fine people on both sides” of the incident.
Trump’s attacks on the four progressive congresswomen - known as “the squad” - have been viewed as an effort to divide the Democrats, who won control of the House of Representatives in 2018 and have the power to thwart his legislative agenda. Trump has also sought to highlight divides within the House Democratic caucus, where leaders have struggled to work with the progressive newcomers, straining party unity.
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