Sophie A. Nelson called the incident 'the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen the Republican party do in a really long time.'
The interaction between Representative Mark Meadows and Lynne Patton in Congress on Wednesday has been described by two MSNBC guests as being like a slave auction, as fallout over the moment continues to spread.
Meadows came in for immediate criticism for the stunt, with Michigan Representative Rashida Tlaib accusing him of using Patton as a prop to support Republican attacks on Cohen in defense of the president. “The fact that he thought that was going to be like a ‘got you’ moment is incredible to me. Incredible,” Moodie-Mills added. “Is she the black ambassador for the entire race? Because one person out of his entire cabinet, out of his entire staff is there as the black person?”
“Shame on Lynne, first of all, for agreeing to do it. But to bring a black woman out and have her stand there like she was on the auction block?” said Nelson. She added she was “horrified” and “appalled” that Republicans committee members used Patton as a way to suggest Trump was not a racist, while failing to adequately question Cohen on his allegations.
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