and italy. kelly anne, my own ethnicity is not relevant to the question i'm asking. >> no, no, it is, because you're asking about -- he said originally. >> reporter: the battle turned to the house floor. >> every single member of this institution, democratic and republican, should join us in condemning the president's racist tweets. >> reporter: every democrat, but just four republicans, voted to condemn the president's comments. some of the president's democratic rivals say all this furor is just what he wants. >> this president purposely, i believe, distracts and attempts to distract by flame-throwing. >> reporter: today, mary bruce asked speaker pelosi about that. >> are you concerned that the president is goading you? >> with all due respect, let's not waste our time on that. we're not having him set our agenda. we're setting our own agenda. >> trump 2020! >> reporter: here in greenville, among the throngs waiting for trump, nearly everyone is backing his claim that it's not about race at all. what do you think of speaker pelosi saying whate said was racist? >> i don't believe he's a racist. period. >> reporter: you don't.