Hakeem Jeffries calls Laura Loomer a racist over Angie Nixon attack
Hakeem JeffriesHouse Democratic leader
Jeffries stood with the women Loomer attacked and demanded that Republicans denounce her.
Responding to
Loomer’s remarks about Nixon and the other women were racist and misogynistic stereotyping rather than legitimate political criticism.
“Laura Loomer is a stone-cold racist, pathological liar and nutjob.”
Reporting
Other statements by Hakeem Jeffries in this case
- Jeffries ties Loomer's remarks to the Trump administrationLater: Condemned
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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Report preserving Jeffries’s statement and demand for Republicans to denounce Loomer.
Before the quotation
Loomer’s posts drew growing public criticism.
After the quotation
Jeffries called for Republicans to end their relationship with Loomer.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Explicit party-leadership condemnation.
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- Laura Loomer
More from this case
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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