GOP State Senator-Elect Blasted for Saying Robert E. Lee Loved U.S. More Than 'the Squad'
GOP State Senator-Elect Blasted for Saying Robert E. Lee Loved U.S. More Than 'the Squad' On 12/22/20 at 1:15 PM EST An Arizona state senator-elect who successfully campaigned as an "America First pro-Trump Republican" sparked backlash after saying confederate general Robert E. Lee "loved" his country more than several Democratic congresswomen of color nicknamed "The Squad." Recently elected GOP state senator-elect Wendy Rogers was responding to the removal of Lee's statue from the U.S. Capitol, where it had stood in the so-called Crypt since 1909. The move followed calls from Virginia's Demo...
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