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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP Rep. Jason Smith apologizes for telling Democrats to 'go back to Puerto Rico'
By JENNIFER SCHOLTES, CAITLIN EMMA and SARAH FERRIS 01/17/2019 01:16 PM EST Updated 01/17/2019 09:48 PM EST
Rep. Tony Cárdenas said Thursday night he has accepted an apology from Rep. Jason Smith, who acknowledged he yelled, Go back to Puerto Rico! at Democrats during a tense situation on the House floor earlier in the day but denied his remark was racially motivated.
A Smith aide said the Missouri Republican intended the comment as a shot at House Democrats over their 30-member jaunt to Puerto Rico last weekend an event that got heavy coverage in the conservative media rather than an attack on a specific lawmaker. But in a week that saw the House overwhelmingly condemn Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King for racist remarks, tensions remain high. And House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on the floor that Democrats believed it was a slur aimed at Cárdenas.
Cárdenas, a California Democrat of Mexican heritage, said in a statement Thursday night that he was "shocked" to hear Smith's words as he waited to speak on the floor and "often heard those kinds of comments" when he was a kid growing up outside Los Angeles.
Cárdenas said Smith called him a few hours later and "sincerely apologized," agreeing that the two should get to know each other better when Congress returns next week.
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GOP Rep. Jason Smith apologizes for telling Democrats to 'go back to Puerto Rico' (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jan 2019
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2naSalit
(86,737 posts)1. Maybe he needs a taste of
the treatment Steve King just got.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)2. "but denied his remark was racially motivated." ---- BULLSHIT!
but denied his remark was racially motivated.
Bullshit!
maxsolomon
(33,357 posts)3. Oh, well. Let's just move on.
IOKIYAR.