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.
The vote came after President T***p’s July 14 tweets that called out “Progressive D******t Congresswomen”.
In the tweet, after taking shots at the governments of various other nations, T***p invoked the classic racist complaint that they should go back to the “places from which they came.”
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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, D*******s 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 R*********s joining the D*******s in the rebuke.
So what happens next?
Most likely, this will simply act as another piece of evidence in the growing case for President T***p’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 R*********s, it’s unlikely that the same rebuke will be voted for or passed there.
h/t: CBS News
Last Updated on July 17, 2019 by Amy Pilkington
