Before the showdown roll call, Mr. Trump characteristically plunged forward with time-tested insults. Even after two-and-a-half years of Mr. Trump’s turbulent governing style, the spectacle of a president futilely labouring to head off a House vote essentially proclaiming him to be a racist was extraordinary. 2 House Democrat Steny Hoyer of Maryland said Ms. Pelosi had indeed violated a House rule against characterising an action as racist. Hours earlier, Mr. Trump tweeted, “Those Tweets were NOT Racist. The four have been in an increasingly personal clash with Ms. Pelosi, too, over how assertively the House should be in trying to restrain Mr. Trump’s ability to curb immigration.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2019 02:13 UTC