>> the president also defended his attacks on social media, writing this. those tweets were not racist. i don't have a racist bone in my body. the so-called vote to be taken is a democrat con game. republicans should not show weakness and fall into their trap. republican leaders seem to have taken that last line to heart. today they lined up to swear their unfailing loyalty and devotion to donald trump, even when the questions were a tad close to home. >> hwhen you say to her she should go back to her home country, wouldn't you consider that a racist attack? >> well, the democrat came here at the age of eight. i think the tone of all of this is not good for the country.