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Because i know that there would be -- there are people out there that would like to believe that if we just take race out of it, many other considerations out of it, the best people will rise to the top. but history has shown for some people, the best people mean the whitest people. so we have to have diversity and inclusion measures in place because we're not getting it right on our own. >> tara, what's your reaction? >> it represents who voted for trump. i mean, that's about the breakdown of what the vote was. i'm not surprised, i'm surprised they got that many people to come intern for him ...

It, the best people will rise to the top. but history has shown for some people, the best people mean the whitest people. so we have to have diversity and inclusion measures in place because we're not getting it right on our own. >> tara, what's your reaction? >> it represents who voted for trump. i mean, that's about the breakdown of what the vote was. i'm not surprised, i'm surprised they got that many people to come intern for him to be honest with you. it is sad. i agree with simone. it's a shame. especially for me as a republican. and the emphasis that the republican party over the years ...

The assassination of dr. martin luther king jr. what exactly is the state of civil rights in america in the trump era? i want to bring in cnn political commentator simone standers and tara sethmyer, chris harris, executive director of unhyphenated america. thank you so much. i want to start with this, we've been talking about diversity in america and where we're going now. all of that. a picture of, get your reaction, the white house released this photo. spring 2018 white house interns. 91 students. what do you think, simone? >> you know what, i think we have heard a lot from this administrati...

White house. there's 435 members -- >> were there more percentage-wise than in that picture? >> i couldn't say for certain but i knew of more than a handful of black conservatives who were republicans and were interns at that point in time. >> different environment, though. >> it was different. >> the bush administration, which was a lot more welcoming for minorities. and had actually a real outreach program and there was a sense of that someone cared. donald trump is so off-putting to so many people. and george bush never said remotely close to the offensive things at all. he had too much cla...