Mario Díaz-Balart declines to address Laura Loomer's remarks about Nixon
Mario Díaz-BalartUnited States representative from Florida
Díaz-Balart declined to address Loomer's remarks and redirected discussion to Nixon.
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Trump and the Republican Party bear responsibility for Loomer’s rhetoric because they keep her within Trump’s political orbit.
“responding to every person who says something offensive is really something I'm not interested in doing, I never have. (Translated from Spanish. Original: responder a cada persona que dice algo ofensivo realmente es algo que no me interesa hacer, nunca he hecho.)”
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Where this statement fits
Laura Loomer’s remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics
Laura Loomer described Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon and four other prominent Black women using the word “ghetto” and a gendered slur, said the stereotype exists, and later defended the wording as an accurate description of Nixon’s conduct, race, and ideology. Nixon and political figures and commentators across party lines called the remarks racist, sexist, degrading, offensive, or vile. The dispute concerns whether Loomer’s stated political criticism can be separated from the racial and gender stereotypes used in the original and follow-up statements.
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Broadcaster-hosted interview. The exact Spanish wording matches the linked official caption file. N+ version runs 2:45; Univision lists 2:55, so timestamps refer to N+.
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Official timed Spanish captions linked by the broadcaster's video page. The extracted quotation preserves the caption wording, with sentence punctuation normalized. This is caption verification, not an independently produced verbatim audio transcript.
Before the quotation
Calderón asked whether Trump and Republicans should condemn Loomer's attacks.
After the quotation
He contrasted an internet speaker with a Senate candidate, then criticized Nixon.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
His express refusal to engage supports this classification; it does not establish endorsement.
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Read the full caseOn election night, Loomer calls Angie Nixon a "ghetto black communist bitch" and says she won't call her senator
“Good evening ghetto black communist bitch @AngieNixon! ... @SenAshleyMoody just beat you in Florida ... I won't be calling you Senator!”Read statement
Loomer renews the language she used to criticize Nixon
“Twerking with drag queens is not only ghetto, but it's also beneath anyone running to become a US Senator.”Read statement
Joanna McClinton calls on Trump to condemn Loomer's remarks
“We need the president to condemn these comments... Unfortunately, attacking Black women is nothing new... We have been fighting with racism and misogyny for as long as we have been a democratic republic.”Read statement
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