Lankford Apologizes to Black Voters for Backing Trumpâs Election Deceit
The Oklahoma senator, who is up for re-election in 2022, said he had not realized his objection to the election results would be seen as a direct attack on the voting rights of people of color.
Senator James Lankford said in a letter that he had never intended to âdiminish the voice of any Black American.âCredit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
Jan. 15, 2021
WASHINGTON â Senator James Lankford, Republican of Oklahoma, apologized on Thursday to Black constituents who were offended by his decision to join President Trump in trying to discredit the victory of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., saying he had not realized the effort would be seen as a direct attack on the voting rights of people of color.
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A nation on edge: All 50 state capitols go on alert as Boogaloo Boys claim they will continue their armed rally in DC on Sunday despite 25,000 National Guard troops guarding the Capitol as US braces for inauguration unrest
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