House GOP Leaders to Members: Please Stop Talking About Kamala Harris’ Race

Leaders of the House Republican caucus scolded members on Tuesday after several representatives went off-script to attack Vice President Kamala Harris on the basis of her race and gender {snip}

Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), the chair of House National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC), was one of the leaders who led the closed-door meeting {snip}

He suggested that members avoid phrases such as “DEI pick,” a reference to “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs meant to imply that Harris has only risen to her current level of success due to her race or gender.

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Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) caught flak on Sunday for saying “a lot of Democrats feel they have to stick with her because of her ethnic background.”

Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) also said during an interview that Harris is “intellectually, just really kind of the bottom of the barrel,” adding that she thinks the vice president “was a DEI hire.”

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