Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

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    1 year ago

    You can tell that he knows he shouldn’t say it because he immediately self-corrects and says, “black people”. It’s just that the slip already happened and he knows it can’t be undone, so he keeps going to try to minimize the impact.