Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich called Trump's comments "deplorable and beneath the dignity of the office," adding, "we all, including Republicans, need to speak out against these kinds of comments that do nothing more than divide us and create deep animosity."
Source: John Kasich/Twitter
Massachusetts' GOP Gov. Charlie Baker condemned Trump's comments as "shameful" and "racist" on Monday, adding, "They bring a tremendous amount of... disgrace to public policy and public life and I condemn them all.”
Source: Boston Globe
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska tweeted, "there is no excuse for the president’s spiteful comments – they were absolutely unacceptable and this needs to stop."
Source: Lisa Murkowski/Twitter
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said in a statement: "the President's tweet that some members of Congress should go back to the 'places from which they came' was way over the line and he should take that down."
Source: Ben Jacobs/Twitter
Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said in a statement that Trump "was wrong to suggest that four left-wing congresswomen should go back to where they came from...we should defeat their ideas on the merits, not on the basis of their ancestry."
Source: Haley Byrd/CNN
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said in a statement: "The President interjected with unacceptable personal attacks and racially offensive language. No matter our political disagreements, aiming for the lowest common denominator will only divide our nation further."
Source: Ken Farnaso/Twitter
Former Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona tweeted: "There are times when the President's comments are so vile and offensive that it is incumbent on Republicans to respond and condemn. This is one of those times."
Source: Jeff Flake/Twitter
Rep. Chip Roy of Texas wrote, "POTUS was wrong to say any American citizen, whether in Congress or not, has any ‘home’ besides the U.S. But I just as strongly believe non-citizens who abuse our immigration laws should be sent home immediately, & Reps who refuse to defend America should be sent home 11/2020."
Source: Chip Roy/Texas
Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan wrote, "Frankly I’m appalled by the President's tweets. There’s no excuse. Inflammatory rhetoric from both sides of the aisle that is used to divide us just isn’t right. It’s not helpful."
Source: Fred Upton/Twitter
Rep. Paul Mitchell, also of Michigan, tweeted: "@RealDonaldTrump, we must be better than comments like these. I share the political frustrations with some members of the other party, but these comments are beneath leaders."
Source: Paul Mitchell/Twitter
Rep. Will Hurd of Texas told CNN's Christiane Amanpour he believed Trump's comments were "racist" and "xenophobic," adding, "It’s also behavior that’s unbecoming of the leader of the free world. He should be talking about things that unite, not divide us."
Source: Haley Byrd/CNN
Rep. Pete Olson, also of Texas, wrote, "The Tweet President Trump posted over the weekend about fellow Members of Congress are not reflective of the values of the 1,000,000+ people in Texas 22. We are proud to be the most diverse Congressional district in America. I urge our President immediately disavow his comments."
Source: Pete Olson/Twitter
Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio wrote, "I am confident that every Member of Congress is a committed American. @realDonaldTrump’s tweets from this weekend were racist and he should apologize. We must work as a country to rise above hate, not enable it."
Source: Mike Turner/Twitter
Is this list missing any elected or prominent Republicans? Let this reporter know at gpanetta@businessinsider.com.
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