On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, the US House of Representatives voted in favor of the first formal rebuke of a sitting President in more than 100 years.
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House Of Representatives Votes To Officially Condemn Trump's Racist Tweets
The vote came after President Trump's July 14 tweets that called out "Progressive Democrat Congresswomen".
In the tweet, after taking shots at the governments of various other nations, Trump invoked the classic racist complaint that they should go back to the "places from which they came."
Though he did not name names, it was clear that he was referring to the four congresswomen known in DC as "The Squad."
The group includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley , Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. Of the four, only Omar was not born in the United States, having arrived from Somalia when she was 12.
All four women are American citizens.
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi made it clear that she is against such racist language.
After the outcry, Democrats introduced a resolution to formally condemn the President's racist statements on Tuesday night.
Despite partisan debate, the vote passed 240 to 187, with four Republicans joining the Democrats in the rebuke.
So what happens next?
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Most likely, this will simply act as another piece of evidence in the growing case for President Trump's impeachment. It is also a rare case of Congress formally condemning a sitting president, which is notable on its own.
As the Senate is still controlled by Republicans, it's unlikely that the same rebuke will be voted for or passed there.
h/t: CBS News
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