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Was not born in the united states of america is racist. it was peddled by racists. it was racist when donald trump did it before he was even a candidate. it was racist when he did it as a candidate. and members of congress were elected on that type of rhetoric. using racism for political gain. what we saw here today with congressman meadows was fascinating for several reasons. first, the initial tokenism of lynne patton. here is a black woman who works for donald trump, and so therefore donald trump cannot be racist, which on its face is ridiculous. second, she doesn't even get to speak. stand...

Racist. i have a black frenld. his name is elijah cummings, and i have black nieces and nephews. >> he was looking for elijah cummings to bail him out. it's like come on, you know me. >> he gets called out for tokenizing lynn patten. what does he do? he tokenizes elijah cummings and his own nieces and nephews. >> she did it of her own volition. >> i'm going to say that too. she likes the attention. she tweeted it aout ahead of time she was going to do this. she's part of that same cabal of trump attention seekers that were nobodies before, that have a taste of power now, and they're milking it...

Mean they aren't racist. and it is insensitive that some would even say it's -- the fact that someone would actually use a prop, a black woman, in this chamber, in this committee is alone racist in itself. donald trump is setting . >> mr. chairman i ask that her words be taken down. >> donald trump is setting the precedent. i reclaim my time. >> mr. chairman. >> donald trump is saying the precedent that the highest office. >> mr. chairman the rules are clear. >> cover up and hold on to business assets to break campaign finance laws and constitutional clauses. >> so how do you feel about off of...

Look at his administration speaks volume. >> i am going to be talking to the congresswoman about that in just a few minutes, so stay tuned. but that wasn't the end of it. here's congresswoman ayanna pressley. >> would you agree that someone could deny rental units to african-americans, lead the birther movement, refer to the diaspora as shit-hole countries, and refer to white supremacists as fine people, have a black friend, and still be racist? >> yes. >> yep. but things really got heated when congresswoman rashida talib said this. >> just to make a note, mr. chairman, just because someone ha...

Intending to call mr. meadows a racist, is that right? >> no, mr. chairman, i do not call mr. meadows a racist. i am trying -- >> wait a minute. hold on. >> -- as a person of color, mr. chairman, just to express myself and how i felt at that moment. and so just for the record, that's what was my intention. >> all right. mr. meadows -- >> mr. chairman, there's nothing more personal to me than my relationship. my nieces and nephews are people of color. >> so, look, the congressman obviously loves his family. you saw how emotional he was there. but honestly that is just not the point. it's not th...