The GOP can't make up their minds about working with a racist

No Images? Click here         If it looks racist, and sounds racist... President Donald Trump’s urging of Democratic congresswomen to “go back” to the countries they came from on Sunday has drawn widespread condemnation, with congressional Democrats declaring his rhetoric racist, xenophobic and bigoted. There was just one thing immediately missing (beyond an apology): a rebuke from their Republican counterparts. As Trump's attacks have veered into lanes of breaking federal discrimination law and suppression of First Amendment rights, the GOP has yet to give a good answer for standing behind their president. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said ‘all of us’ should cool it in the wake of Trump’s racist tweets. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended Trump by saying his tweets weren’t rooted in racism but simple narcissism. Kris Kobach, the former Republican secretary of state of Kansas who is now running for the U.S. Senate, said he was unsure if he'd still support the president even if Trump admitted to being racist. READ MORE       WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Puerto Rico gears up for more protests as calls for Governor Rosselló's resignation grow. Gov. Ricardo Rosselló has refused to step down after leaked messages between him and other officials sparked outrage last week. READ MORE This was Elizabeth Warren’s plan all along. How the policy system she built in her Senate office now fuels her 2020 Democratic presidential bid. READ MORE   Beating Susan Collins might take younger voters in the state with the oldest population. NextGen America, which works to turn out young voters, is making the Maine Republican a top target for 2020. READ MORE    .     ICYMI Gwen Carr, the mother of the late Eric Garner, called for all of the police officers who were involved in her son’s death be removed from the New York Police Department. Carr’s demand was published on Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of Garner’s death. She penned it in reaction to the Justice Department’s decision a day earlier not to press federal civil rights charges against Staten Island Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who put Garner in a chokehold and held him down as he cried, “I can’t breathe.” Kamala Harris told Trump to go back where he came from and leave office. The California senator and 2020 presidential candidate said Trump’s remarks on congressional Democrats are un-American and ‘defile’ the office of the president.   Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who died on Tuesday at the age of 99, won’t just be remembered for his lengthy and influential tenure on the nation’s high court — but also the many waves he made after his retirement.      .     The True Origins Of The Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory   The previously unreported role of Russian intelligence in creating and fostering one of the most insidious conspiracy theories to arise out of the 2016 election is disclosed in "Conspiracyland", a new podcast by Yahoo! News. LISTEN NOW   Want more?  ‘OH FO SHO’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar Welcome 82-Year-Old Bill Pascrell Jr. To The Squad Eric Trump Ironically Calls Minority Congresswomen ‘Most Hate-Filled Group’ White GOP Congressman Claims He’s ‘A Person Of Color’     👋You may have noticed our website is now www.huffpost.com. Don't worry, it'll still be the same HuffPost you know and love, just with a new URL. Make sure to update your bookmarks!     HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media Group. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2019 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    .     - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe