Pelosi violated House rules with her choice of words condemning Trump's racist language, leading to a dramatic series of events ahead of the vote. House rules specifically say members can't say that a President has made a bigoted or racist statement. The President has continued to defend his remarks amid backlash, claiming on Tuesday that the "tweets were NOT Racist," and urging Republicans to vote against the resolution. While a significant number of congressional Republicans have rebuked the President over his comments, House GOP leadership has come to Trump's defenseHouse GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, insisted the President's tweets were not racist at a news conference on Tuesday. Our Republican colleagues must join us in condemning the President's xenophobic tweets," in a Dear Colleague letter to House Democrats.

Source: CNN July 16, 2019 17:57 UTC