By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/black-lawmakers-other-democrats-seek-censure-of-trump Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Black lawmakers, other Democrats seek censure of Trump Politics Jan 18, 2018 3:14 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are introducing a resolution to censure President Donald Trump for reportedly using the term “shithole” to describe African countries last week. Text of the CBC/@HouseJudDems resolution to #CensureTrump for his “shithole” comments about #Haiti and #Africa. Full Text: https://t.co/0xh0OA5NCx #RootOutRacism #ALotToLose pic.twitter.com/KeKm6Ec2dw — Black Caucus (@OfficialCBC) January 18, 2018 Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee joined the effort, which faces long odds, given Republican control of the House. Democrat Cedric Richmond of Louisiana said Thursday, “We’re going to force this body to either associate themselves with the remarks of the president or condemn them.” Richmond is chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Under the resolution, the House would publicly state its support for African countries and Haiti and El Salvador. The measure also calls on the president to retract and apologize for the “hateful, discriminatory, and racist remarks and any offense they have caused.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are introducing a resolution to censure President Donald Trump for reportedly using the term “shithole” to describe African countries last week. Text of the CBC/@HouseJudDems resolution to #CensureTrump for his “shithole” comments about #Haiti and #Africa. Full Text: https://t.co/0xh0OA5NCx #RootOutRacism #ALotToLose pic.twitter.com/KeKm6Ec2dw — Black Caucus (@OfficialCBC) January 18, 2018 Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee joined the effort, which faces long odds, given Republican control of the House. Democrat Cedric Richmond of Louisiana said Thursday, “We’re going to force this body to either associate themselves with the remarks of the president or condemn them.” Richmond is chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Under the resolution, the House would publicly state its support for African countries and Haiti and El Salvador. The measure also calls on the president to retract and apologize for the “hateful, discriminatory, and racist remarks and any offense they have caused.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now