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Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins' Haitian tweet draws sharp criticism as racist
Louisiana Republican Congressman Clay Higgins has deleted a tweet about Haitians after coming under intense criticism from his colleagues in the House accusing him of being racist.
Louisiana Republican Clay Higgins is being super racist on Twitter. Again.
Louisiana Republican Rep. Clay Higgins went on social media Sept. 25 to hurl racist slurs at Haitians, the latest in a long line of racist and unhinged incidents involving lawmaker. In the past he has voted for Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke,
Louisiana Rep. In National Spotlight For “overtly racist” post
Louisiana Representative Clay Higgins (R-La) has come under fire from all sides for a post on X that has been called overtly racist by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nv)
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins walks back racist comments about Haitians after backlash
The Republican congressman has been criticized for amplifying false claims about Haitian immigrants. "You never want to intentionally hurt someone’s feelings," he apologized in part on Thursday.
Clay Higgins sets a new benchmark on the racism Republicans will excuse
The move followed comments the Iowa Republican made to the New York Times a few days before in which he wondered how the terms “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” had become offensive. “This is not the first time we have heard these comments,
Rep. Clay Higgins’ Extremely Racist Tweet Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
His record includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one his three ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man.
Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins’ ‘overtly racist’ tweet sparks calls for censure in U.S. House
Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford of Nevada took to the U.S. House floor Wednesday night to condemn an ...
Republican Clay Higgins deletes racist post attacking Haitian immigrants after pushback in Congress
The Congressional Black Caucus introduced a censure motion against Higgins that will have to wait until November ...
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Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins faces a censure vote for his post about Haitian immigrants
Clay Higgins likely will ... Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana executive director Alanah Odoms said in a statement.
Democrats try to censure Rep. Clay Higgins for slandering Haitians in social media post
House Democrats attempted Wednesday to quickly censure a Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants in a post he ...
Jeffries, Pressley denounce Clay Higgins for post attacking Haitian immigrants: ‘Egregious, vile, & blatantly racist’
Higgins took to X to spread false claims that Haitian immigrants were “eating pets,” further escalating his attack with ...
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Rep. Clay Higgins Posts, Then Deletes, Racist Comments About Haitians
Trump brought them up at the presidential debate this month. By Simon J. Levien Representative Clay Higgins, Republican ...
Mike Johnson Defends Clay Higgins After Haitian Attack, Calls For Redemption
Mike Johnson defended fellow Congressman Clay Higgin's character after he posted and then deleted a post about Haitian ...
Steven Horsford Calls For Censure Over Rep. Clay Higgins ‘Overly Racist’ Comments About Haitians
After Horsford condemned racist remarks about the Haitian community, Higgins admitted he would do it again because of freedom ...