House GOP Leadership Defends Trump's Tweets: ‘No,' Not Racist

Republican leaders in the House responded Tuesday to the outcry over President Donald Trump’s tweets during a weekly news conference to address the media. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said he didn’t believe Trump’s comments about four Democratic congresswomen of color were racist and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., claimed GOP opposition to Democrats is based on policies and not “race or gender or religion.”