UPDATE 2 - Biden, Top Senate Republicans Slam Trump Over Comments About Race
Faizan Hashmi Published July 16, 2019 | 06:00 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th July, 2019) US Senator and former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Senate Republican Conference Vice Chairwoman Joni Ernst said President Donald Trump's recent comments on immigrants have been destructive and racist.
On Sunday, Trump during a twitter rant said people who complain about the United States should go back to the "broken and crime infested" countries from which they came.
"The president's comments were destructive, demeaning, and disunifying. The President of the United States has a unique and noble calling to unite the American people - of all different races, colors, and national origins. In that respect, the president failed badly," Romney, a member of Trump's Republican Party, said in a tweet on Monday.
"People can disagree over politics and policy, but telling American citizens to go back to where they came from is over the line."
When Ernst was asked by reporters if she thought Trump's comments were specifically racist, she said, "Yeah, I do," according to the Hill newspaper.
Former US Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden told reporters that there has never been a president in American history who has been so openly racist as Trump.
Trump's clashes with four minority freshman Democratic congresswomen blew up on Monday via briefings and tweet storms with both sides accusing each other of being racist.
Recent Stories
PM takes notice of deliberate delay in tax cases
Iranian President visits Allama Iqbal’s mausoleum
Iranian President arrives in Lahore today
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 23 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 23 April 2024
Islam enlightened world with its teachings about knowledge: Dr Jamileh
Record London close as oil prices drop on easing Middle East fears
TV tower in Kharkiv struck as Russia captured village
LCCI language courses from May 1
Governor for service oriented governance in Punjab
Survivors tell of panic at C.Africa river boat disaster
Enrolment campaign, awareness walk held in Lower Chitral
More Stories From World
-
N. Korea's Kim oversees 'nuclear counterattack' drill
25 seconds ago -
Council of Europe calls on UK to scrap Rwanda migrant plan
10 minutes ago -
China's manufacturing powerhouse sees foreign trade growth in Q1
30 minutes ago -
Nearly 82 percent Chinese have reading habit: survey
30 minutes ago -
Malaysia military helicopters crash, killing 10 crew
30 minutes ago -
Musk lashes Australian order demanding X remove stabbing videos
30 minutes ago
-
Shenzhen issues red alert for rainstorm
40 minutes ago -
Chinese police launch campaign to hunt down economic fugitives abroad
40 minutes ago -
China mulls intensifying statistical supervision through law amendment
40 minutes ago -
China launches initiative to promote cultural, tourism consumption
40 minutes ago -
Innovation Week underway in Mongolia
40 minutes ago -
China kicks off National Conference on Reading, stresses cultural confidence
50 minutes ago