Here are the Republicans calling out Trump’s ‘go back’ comments

Published July 15, 2019 5:41pm ET



Over the weekend President Trump generated controversy for a tweet suggesting that a group of liberal congresswomen “go back” to their home countries. There was little immediate reaction from Republican lawmakers, but on Monday some began condemning the remarks.

Texas Rep. Pete Olson called on Trump to “immediately disavow” the comments, which appeared to target Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts.

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