Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call out the blatant racism in the President's tweets. I believe his rant and his defense of that rant merit censure from this body. The phrase ``Go back where you came from'' is a racist trope that has been used by segregationists, neo-Nazis, White nationalists, and the Ku Klux Klansmen to create a framework in which non-White people are not truly American. Describing non-White countries as ``broken'' and ``crime infested'' echoes the racist trope the President has used before that such countries are dysfunctional, dirty, and violent because their populations are Black. His comments are indefensible, and so is the silence from my colleagues across the aisle. Mr. Speaker, I wouldn't bother seeking an apology from him, but I do hope Republicans here will join us in fully and roundly condemning his words, and I would remind them that history won't look kindly on those who refuse to stand up for what is right. It is not lost on me, however, and I hope not my colleagues either, that this is simply a distraction from the President's friendship with a documented pedophile and news reports that he lied to the Supreme Court about his census question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President. ____________________”