A trio of House Democrats is calling on congressional Republicans to denounce what they called "hateful rhetoric" by Donald Trump.
Pointing to the role that strong language can play in politics, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn said Tuesday during a press call organized by the Hillary Clinton campaign that House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should "stand up and disavow the kind of hateful rhetoric that we're hearing from Donald Trump, the Republican nominee."
Clyburn also said a tweet by a black Trump supporter showing Clinton in black face "went beyond the pale."
Clyburn was referencing Pastor Mark Burns' posting earlier this week implying Clinton is pandering to black voters. The South Carolina pastor has since apologized for the tweet and said he should have used "better judgment."
If Trump is serious about courting black voters, Clyburn said, he shouldn't turn down invitations to speak to groups like the NAACP.
"You don't go to a 99 percent white audience and talk about us and call that an invitation to us," the South Carolina Democrat said.
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