Bloomberg via Getty Images Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue made the racist remark during a campaign rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis. A Trump administration official on Saturday reportedly called the Florida gubernatorial race, which includes a candidate who could potentially be the state’s first black governor, “cotton-pickin’ important.” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue used the racially-charged phrase while campaigning for Florida’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis in Lakeland, Florida. “And that is why this election is so cotton-pickin’ important to the state of Florida. I hope you all don’t mess it up.” Perdue’s department did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment. David Bossie, a former campaign manager for Donald Trump, was temporarily suspended from his role as a Fox News contributor after using the phrase in June.

Source: Huffington Post November 04, 2018 03:56 UTC