--- title: 4 Republicans Voted to Condemn Donald Trump's Racist Tweets description: Four Republicans voted in favor of a motion calling Trump's tweets racist: Fred Upton, Brian Fitzpatrick, Susan Brooks and Will Hurd canonical: https://time.com/5628014/trump-racist-tweets-republicans/ author: Amy Gunia article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-07-17T06:13:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:54:24.799Z article:section: Politics og:title: These 4 Republicans Voted to Condemn Trump's Racist Tweets og:description: Here's what they had to say about the president's divisive comments og:url: https://time.com/5628014/trump-racist-tweets-republicans/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafcb302e0c851228/698a000409208f02d74153f1/trump-racist-tweets-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: trump-racist-tweets og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These 4 Republicans Voted to Condemn Trump's Racist Tweets twitter:description: Here's what they had to say about the president's divisive comments twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafcb302e0c851228/698a000409208f02d74153f1/trump-racist-tweets-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Four Republicans Voted to Condemn Trump's Racist Tweets. 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In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color._ by [Amy Gunia](https://time.com/author/amy-gunia/) ## Amy Gunia Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Jul 17, 2019 6:13 AM UTC by [Amy Gunia](https://time.com/author/amy-gunia/) ## Amy Gunia Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Jul 17, 2019 6:13 AM UTC The House voted Tuesday night to [officially condemn](https://time.com/5627826/house-trump-racist-tweets-vote/) racist remarks President Donald Trump made over the [weekend.](https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/trump-racist-comment-vote-house-gop-list/index.html) On Sunday, President Donald Trump sparked outrage when he aimed a series of tweets at four female House Democrats telling them to “go back” to their countries of origin. The Congresswomen — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Illhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley — are all American citizens. Three of the four were born in the U.S. Omar was born in Somalia. The resolution was largely supported by Democrats, with 235 votes of in favor of the motion. A total of 187 Republicans voted against the measure, but four Republicans broke ranks and voted in favor, reports CNN. [Justin Amash](https://time.com/5620421/justin-amash-quits-republican-party/), who quit the GOP this month citing disenchantment with the party, also voted in favor. Despite widespread criticism for his comments, Trump has doubled down on his remarks, saying that they were not racist. “I don’t have a racist bone in my body!” he said on Twitter Tuesday. Here’s what the four Republicans that took a stand against Trump’s racist language had to say about his remarks. ## **Will Hurd** Hurd, who hails from Texas, is the only black Republican member of the House of Representatives, reports CNN. “He should be talking about things that unite, not divide us,” Hurd said during an interview with CNN. He also took to Twitter to rebuke the president’s remarks. > [](https://twitter.com/HurdOnTheHill/status/1151263628726865920) ## Susan Brooks Brooks is a Congresswoman from Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was elected to Congress in 2012, and plans to retire at the end of her term, CNN reports. “We must remember our words matter and carry great weight,” the Congresswoman said on [Twitter.](https://twitter.com/SusanWBrooks/status/1151281869922754560) “Our words and the ways in which we deliver them have a lasting impact on those who hear them.” ## Brian Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick was elected to the House of Representatives in 2016, representing Pennsylvania. “The language and tone being used by so many in our country needs to change,” he said on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/RepBrianFitz/status/1151267082081832960). “I agree with a lot of what the President does from a policy standpoint, from tax reform, immigration, when it comes to border security,” he said speaking on a radio show, reports CNN. “What I disagree with the President on is his tone. I am a Ronald Reagan Republican and that’s the area I grew up in.” ## Fred Upton The language is “not acceptable from a leader in any work place large or small,” the Congressman from Michigan said on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/RepFredUpton/status/1151268004107300869). “America embraces diversity, and that must continue.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5628014/trump-racist-tweets-republicans/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5628014/trump-racist-tweets-republicans/"},"headline":"These Four Republicans Voted to Condemn Trump's Racist Tweets. 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