Ben Crump
Role at the time: Civil-rights attorney
Condemned
Response to this claim
Loomer’s remarks about Nixon and the other women were racist and misogynistic stereotyping rather than legitimate political criticism.
“Black women should NEVER have to endure such hateful and degrading rhetoric for daring to lead.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Reuters report on criticism of Loomer’s remarksFull report
Independent report quoting Loomer, Greene, Crump, and other reactions; documents a request to the White House without an immediate response.
Why we used this label
Expressly calls the rhetoric hateful and degrading.