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Tlaib ignites racial dispute in final moments of hearing
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., prompted a fiery exchange when she objected to the appearance of HUD official Lynne Patton in the audience earlier Wednesday.
"Just to make a note, Mr. Chairman, just because someone has a person of color, a black person working for them, doesn’t mean they aren't racist. And it is insensitive that some would even say — the fact that someone would actually use a prop, a black woman, in this chamber, in this committee, is alone racist in itself," Tlaib said.
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., who had invited Patton to stand as he defended Trump against Cohen's charge that the president is a racist, erupted in anger, asking for the statement to be stricken from the record.
"Just to make a note, Mr. Chairman, just because someone has a person of color, a black person working for them, doesn’t mean they aren't racist. And it is insensitive that some would even say — the fact that someone would actually use a prop, a black woman, in this chamber, in this committee, is alone racist in itself," Tlaib said.
originally posted by: BoscoMoney
What a disgusting little worm. # eating grin and all. You know, eventually these tactics will be, and should be, used against you, right? You Dems can yell and scream racism all fricking day long but when its tables turned, oh its "further dividing the country". How about eff you man. I'm so sick of the throwing of racist cards against the wall to see what will stick. Its BS, and you know all its doing is further dividing us. MORONS.
originally posted by: Breakthestreak
originally posted by: BoscoMoney
What a disgusting little worm. # eating grin and all. You know, eventually these tactics will be, and should be, used against you, right? You Dems can yell and scream racism all fricking day long but when its tables turned, oh its "further dividing the country". How about eff you man. I'm so sick of the throwing of racist cards against the wall to see what will stick. Its BS, and you know all its doing is further dividing us. MORONS.
And the support for President Trump CLIMBS because of it.
2020 is absolutely in the bag and it’s not even because of how great he’s been as a President, it’s because of the actions and rhetoric of the low-iq nutjob racist left wing whack jobs.
And they’ve got another two years left to drive off their support base even further.
I hope they keep up, they will.
“I was not there to represent an entire race of people. I was there to represent one man,” Patton told “Fox & Friends” on Thursday
Patton herself fired back on Instagram, saying: "Today a race card was played. But not by Congressman Mark Meadows. But rather by those on the House Oversight Committee who sadly placed more credence on the word of a self-confessed convicted perjurer, than that of a highly-educated black woman who rose up the ranks of one of the most recognized global real-estate companies in the world, spoke before 25 million people at the Republican National Convention and now successfully oversees the largest HUD program office in the country. "That is not the resume of a prop," she added.
originally posted by: pavil
a reply to: xuenchen
Tlaibd: "I'm not saying you are a racist, but the things you do, only a racist would do".
She was trying to have it both ways and got called out it. Even Cummings saw it and tried to give her wiggle room to walk it back.
Sooner or later she will say something so stupid she will end up having to step down. I have that much faith in her.
originally posted by: UncleTomahawk
I think token was giving interviews about how potus can't be racist cause token has a job so i would not exactly blame it all on isis.
Isis has no filter on her mouth and i agree she will not last long unless she shapes up.