i abandon the chair. reporter: president trump praising republicans for standing unified. the president is not a racist. and i think the tone of all of this is not good for the country. were the president s tweets that said go back racist, yes or no? no. i believe this is about ideology. this is about socialism versus freedom. reporter: earlier the president tweeting, quote, i don t have a racist bone in my body. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez firing back saying you re right, mr. president. you have a racist mind in our head and a racist heart in your chest. tensions also rising for white house officials facing questions about trump s racist comments. which countries were you referring? what s your ethnicity? why is that relevant? because i m asking a
were the president s tweets that said go back racist, yes or no. no, and i do not believe the speaker of the house was racist when those individuals on her side of the aisle who are claiming the president is racist, when they claimed she was racist either. i do not believe that. i believe this is about ideology, this is about socialism versus freedom. joe, help our viewers understand this. you have been in the united states capitol, why is that a difficult thing for mitch mcconnell, arguably the most powerful man other than donald trump in washington right now to just say that s true, that these comments should not take place, we shouldn t hear them from the united states president. why is that so difficult and then move on. i don t understand it from either of those two men? i don t understand it either because i don t think mitch mcconnell should be punished for saying it s racially insensitive. kevin mccarthy is complete different. here s a man who said donald trump had been
but we start with the breaking news. in just the past half hour, the leaders of the republican party in the house with a chance to have a thought-out answer to the very serious questions raised by president trump s attacks on a group of their progressive colleagues in congress, all four women of color. here s kevin mccarthy flat out denying this is racism. were the president s tweets that said go back racist, yes or no? no. i do not believe the speaker fortunate hot house was racist last week had those individuals on her side of the aisle who are claiming the president was racist when they claimed she was racist either. i do not believe that. i believe this is about ideology. let s not be false about what is happening here today. this is all about politics and beliefs of ideologies of what individuals have. now, aside from any prepared statements or comments, this raises questions about many members of the republican party. are they supporting the president s comments publicly ou