Trump's tweets rekindle race issue

'Racist' comments spark condemnations of politicians from NZ, Canada and UK

The issue of racial division, never far from the surface of US political discourse, has flared up again after US President Donald Trump suggested four Democratic congresswomen, three of whom were born in the United States, go back to the countries they came from.

Trump's comments were quickly pounced on by his political opponents and many in the media, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planning a censure vote on the Republican president in the House of Representatives, which the Democrats control.