MO HCR53

Missouri House Concurrent Resolution 53, introduced by Representative Bosley in the 103rd General Assembly, condemns racially offensive content disseminated by Donald J. Trump depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes

The resolution cites Trump's public statements and conduct as undermining the principle of equality under the law for all Americans

References historical context including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, voter suppression through literacy tests and poll taxes, and white supremacist systems of racial terror and dehumanization

States that Trump has not publicly accepted full responsibility for disseminating the offensive content

Directs the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives to prepare and send an inscribed copy of the resolution to President Donald J. Trump