Donald Trump has been condemned by Congress for his "racist" tweets, with the House voting to admonish the president for his remarks about four minority Congresswomen.

Four Republicans and one Independent sided with the Democrats to pass the resolution.

Mr Trump earlier on Tuesday insisted he does not have a “racist bone” in his body, as he doubled down on attacks against the four Democrat congresswomen of colour, amid a lack of criticism from Republicans.

The US president denied his initial tweet telling left-wing congresswomen to “go back” to the countries they were from was racist and instead continued to suggest his political opponents “hate our country”.

Mr Trump’s lack of remorse was coupled with relative silence from leading Republicans in Congress - taken as a sign by some commentators of how dominant the president’s hold on the party has become.

Republicans whipped their representatives to try and ensure they voted to support the president.