Michael Steele pushes back against CPAC race talk
Michael Steele pushes back against CPAC race talk
The topic of race was injected at CPAC this year when CPAC communications director Ian Walters said it was a mistake to elect former RNC Chairman Michael Steele ‘because he’s a black guy.’ ACU Chair Matt Schlapp seemed to defend Walters’ comments on Steele’s radio show. Michael Steele discusses.
The topic of race was injected at CPAC this year when CPAC communications director Ian Walters said it was a mistake to elect former RNC Chairman Michael Steele ‘because he’s a black guy.’ ACU Chair Matt Schlapp seemed to defend Walters’ comments on Steele’s radio show. Michael Steele discusses.
This event happened just hours after President Trump spoke on Friday, The Communication Director for the group behind CPAC, Ian Walters
Made a controversial statement about the election of Michael Steele, as Republican National committee chair in 2009. “We had just elected the first African-American President and that was a big deal. After a little bit of cynicism, what did we (Republicans} do? This is a terrible thing. We elected Mike Steele to be The RNC Chair because he’s a Black Guy That was the wrong thing to do.” WOW!!!
The war within The Republican Party continues.