'I know racism when I see it. I know racism when I feel it. And at the highest level of government, there's no room for racism.' Rep. John Lewis gave an emotional speech slamming Trump for racist language against four Democratic congresswomen of color.
"I know racism when I see it. I know racism when I feel it. And at the highest level of government, there's no room for racism," Lewis said."It sows the seeds of violence and destroys the hopes and dreams of people. The world is watching. They are shocked and dismayed because it seems we have lost our way as a nation, as a proud and great people."Lewis added:"We are one Congress and we are here to serve one House, the American House, the American people.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Illhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley when he tweeted that they should"go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."Read MoreTrump has denied the tweets were racist. Lewis -- who had his skull broken by white police officers while marching in the famous 1965 Edmund Pettus Bridge civil rights protest in Alabama -- closed his remarks Tuesday by drawing on his own experience facing racism.
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