Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
You don’t think that was his intention, huh? Based on what?
“As a politician he should know better” - now, more than ever, “politician” doesn’t speak to any basic standard met or level of qualification. A person who isn’t a racist doesn’t use that phrase today casually because they understand the negative connotation.
Based on him listing “black people” separately, and when called out asking to change it to people of color