Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has weighed in on the controversy over US President Donald Trump's remarks where he told four congresswomen to "go back" to their ancestral countries. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has weighed in on the controversy over US President Donald Trump's remarks where he told four congresswomen to "go back" to their ancestral countries. Mr Varadkar said the comment by Mr Trump on Twitter "certainly had the hallmarks of racism" while saying he wasn't calling Mr Trump a racist. The US House of Representative has voted to condemn Mr Trump' remarks about four Democratic women – Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. Mr Varadkar replied: "Have you ever scrolled down my Twitter account to see the things they say?

Source: Irish Independent July 18, 2019 10:07 UTC