“And it is insensitive ... the fact that someone would actually use a prop, a black woman in this chamber, in this committee, is alone racist in itself,” Tlaib said. Tlaib then clarified her remarks, saying that she wasn’t calling him racist, just his action. Meadows brought in Patton, who stood silently behind him while he made his remarks, in an attempt to counter Cohen’s testimony that Trump is racist. Meadows, then a candidate for Congress, spoke to Roll Call and clarified that he believed Obama was an American citizen. Asked if she believes him to be a racist, Tlaib said, “Look, I feel like the act was, and that’s up to the American people to decide whether or not he is.”

Source: Washington Post February 28, 2019 14:31 UTC