AUDIO: Congressman Greg Pence Doesn't Believe President Is Racist

Indiana 6th District Congressman Greg Pence was on Eagle Country 99.3 Thursday morning. Listen to the interview.

Indiana 6th District Congressman Greg Pence

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Republican Indiana Sixth District Congressman Greg Pence does not believe President Trump’s tweet telling four Democratic congresswoman to "go back" to the places where they came from is racist.

Trump's Sunday comments targeted freshmen representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. Only Omar was born outside the U.S. View the original tweet threat from the president below.

Southeastern Indiana U.S. Congressman Greg Pence (R-Columbus) does not believe Trump’s tweet was racist.

“I don’t think the president is a racist. I don’t speak for the administration. I thought the president the day after that clarified what he meant, but it sure became an opportunity for the national media and the Democrats to just go back to the name calling, the ugly words,” Pence said Thursday morning on Eagle Country 99.3.

Rep. Pence, brother of Vice President Mike Pence, said it is time to move on from the name calling which has “gotten out of control.” He added that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was censured for breaking the rules of the House.

The House voted to condemn the President for telling four Democrats who are Americans that they should go back where they came fromif they are unhappy in the U.S. 

Pence voted against the House resolution. Fellow Indiana Congressional Delegation member Rep. Susan Brooks, who announced her retirement earlier this month, was one of four Republicans who sided with Democrats on the vote.

Listen to our full conversation with Congressman Pence below. He also spoke about immigration, tariffs and relief for farmers, and his legislation to secure reparations for victims of the 1983 Beirut bombing of a U.S. Marine installation.

So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly......

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019

....and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019

....it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019