Rep. Doggett Calls for Censure of President Trump

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statement as a sponsor of a resolution to censure President Trump for his failure regarding recent violence in Charlottesville. Rep. Doggett said:

"This censure reflects a collective disapproval by Americans across the country of President Trump's dangerous rhetoric. His conduct empowers bigoted extremists and risking further violence on our streets. When Republican colleagues cover-up for Trump and decline to condemn his misconduct, they, in turn, empower him. This resolution gives Republicans another opportunity to unite with us in unequivocally rejecting Trump's embrace of hate groups.

"President Trump's failure to clearly, consistently, and swiftly repudiate the white supremacists responsible is inexcusable. In sadly typical Trump style, he tried to lay blame on ‘all sides' comparing nonviolent counter-protestors for equality and justice with the torch-lit processions filled with people shouting anti-Semitic and racist slurs and carrying Nazi flags."

There are over 90 sponsors of this resolution, which can be found here.