The resolution also takes the president to task for “referring to immigrants and asylum seekers as ‘invaders. Democratic leaders denounced Trump’s remarks, and rallied around the lawmakers — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley. Trump’s repeated attacks appear to be aimed at galvanizing his mostly white electoral base ahead of the 2020 presidential vote. “This is all about politics,” said House Republican minority leader Representative Kevin McCarthy of California. Senator Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican majority in the Senate, said “the president is not a racist.”

Source: Pakistan Today July 17, 2019 10:18 UTC