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.
An accepted term by who? Why does that matter? It’s not now and you’d have to be pretty far up your own butt to miss that. Either way they should know this as politicians representing all kinds of people. There’s no excuse. The fact that he said it so casually is pretty damning. People that aren’t actually racist and that care about those they’re discussing would never make this slip.