Trump tweets lead to accusations of racism

Donald Trump has been accused of racism for comments he's made about a group of congresswomen from minority ethnic backgrounds.

The US President tweeted that the Democratic congresswomen "originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world" and that they should go back.

Of the four women it's believed that Trump is referring to, three were born in the US and the fourth moved to the country as a child.

He also said that the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, would be able to quickly work out free travel arrangements.

Pelosi rejected Trump's comments, describing them as xenophobic, while congresswoman Rashida Tlaib called for the President to be impeached.