House GOP presses members to oppose resolution condemning Trump remarks as racist
By Juliegrace Brufke - 07/16/19 01:46 PM EDT
House GOP leaders are urging members of their conference to vote against a Democratic-led resolution condemning as racist President Trump’s remarks telling a group of minority congresswomen to “go back†to the “places from which they came.â€
“House GOP leadership is formally recommending a 'no' vote on the resolution,†a spokesperson for House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) told The Hill.
A senior GOP source said there is not a formal whipping effort since the measure is a resolution and not a bill, but that conversations are taking place with individual GOP lawmakers ahead of the vote scheduled for Tuesday evening.
Multiple sources said more than a dozen Republican members have expressed an openness to bucking party lines and supporting the resolution.
Trump’s remarks on social media — targeting progressive firebrands Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) — has sparked a flurry of outrage.
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