mexican descent, his proposed muslim ban in response to charlottesville and includes comments about caribbean and african nations that cannot be repeated here on the floor of the senate. whatever the reason, whatever the motivation, the president's comments demand condemnation from all corners of the political spectrum, all corners. but it's become frightly common for many of my republican colleagues to let these moments sail by without saying even a word. republican leadership especially rarely criticizes the president directly, even in a situation like this that so clearly merits it. so i'm left to wonder if the silence of many republicans in the wake of president trump's zeenphobic tweets is out of