House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., answers a question during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. | AP Photo Pelosi: Trump's rhetoric a 'perfect reflection' of many in GOP

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called out Donald Trump for his racially charged rhetoric and said his policies are in line with those supported by congressional Republicans.

“While Donald Trump’s radical agenda does not reflect the values of the American people, it is a perfect reflection of many in the House Republican Conference,” the California Democrat said in a statement Tuesday.


She added, “The reality is, Donald Trump is just being more candid about the agenda of discrimination House Republicans have been advancing for years.”

Pelosi’s broadside is an unusually stern assertion from the top House Democrat and came days after Trump failed to disavow a white supremacist who expressed support for the Manhattan mogul’s campaign.

Pelosi argued that while some Republicans have condemned Trump or pledged not to support him if he becomes the GOP nominee, their policies fall in line with Trump’s political positions.

“While disassociating themselves from Trump, House Republicans voted repeatedly to refuse to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from the Capitol grounds,” Pelosi said. “While associating themselves with the heroes of Selma, House Republicans refuse to renew the Voting Rights Act. While House Republicans claim to oppose violence against women, they overwhelmingly voted to exclude immigrant, LGBT and Native American women from the protections of the Violence Against Women Act.”

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) criticized Trump on Tuesday, saying any GOP presidential nominee needs to “reject” racism and bigotry. But the former vice presidential nominee said he would still support Trump if he secures enough delegates to win the Republican nomination.

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