Rep. Cedric Richmond, left, and Sen. Tim Scott headlined the Washington Press Club Foundation dinner. (Tom Williams)Rep. Cedric L. Richmond on Sunday night apologized for a joke he made at a media dinner about White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, who stirred controversy when a picture showed her kneeling on a sofa in the Oval Office as she took a picture of a group gathered there. The clamor kept up on social media, and on Sunday, Richmond publicly apologized to Conway. [Rep. Cedric Richmond made an awkward joke about Kellyanne Conway, but he says it wasn’t meant to be sexual]“After a discussion with people I know and trust I understand the way my remarks have been received by many,” Richmond said in a statement. I apologize to Kellyanne Conway and everyone who has found my comments to be offensive.”Richmond’s words — apparently delivered off the cuff — were a bit convoluted.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2017 02:26 UTC