Week 140 - Trump Attacks the Squad

This week, in a shocking display of racism,  Trump tweeted that four congresswomen of color should “go back” to the  countries they came from. Amid Republican silence, rather than backing  off, Trump ramped up his attacks, leading to a mid-week rally where his  supporters chanted “send them back.” At first Trump seemed to distance  himself from his supporters’ chants, but the next day doubled-down,  calling the supporters “incredible patriots,” while escalating his  attacks on the congresswomen further. Still, by week’s end, no  Republicans publicly criticized Trump, rather backing him or seeking to  redirect his racist comments to a discussion of political ideology. This week as the House voted to condemn Trump’s  racist tweet, and to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce  Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt on the citizenship  question — yet both votes were symbolic gestures, having no real impact.  Questions were raised by members of Congress about Barr’s involvement  with dismissing charges against the police officer who allegedly  strangled Eric Garner to death, and in ending the Southern District of  New York’s investigation into campaign finance violations over  hush-money payments to silence two women. The House also entertained an  impeachment resolution from Rep. Al Green, which 95 House Democrats  voted to advance — the highest level of support so far — as Robert  Mueller prepares to testify next week. Read the full list here: https://theweeklylist.org/weekly-list/week-140/