Because it’s really about infrastructure and climate control,” White said. D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8), pictured during his 2016 campaign. “They are unacceptable not only because they perpetuate a history of anti-Semitism, but also because the notion of climate control is completely unsupportable by facts,” Racine said in a statement. “Council member White has expressed his regret and apologized for his comment,” Tidwell said, after his organization initially declined to comment. An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that D.C. Council Member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) refused to comment on White’s remarks.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2018 23:02 UTC