While Trump is not the employer of these four congresswomen and therefore likely not subject to laws governing their work environment, the federal government has deemed the phrase he used to be discriminatory
Washington The federal government and the court system have deemed variations of the phrase"go back to where you came from" when used by employees to be discriminatory, cases reviewed by CNN show.
Since President Donald Trump tweeted that four progressive Democratic congresswomen of color"who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe" should"go back to where" they"came from" last Sunday, the President has insisted his comments were not racist. The four minority lawmakers he referenced -- Reps.
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