ATLANTA -- A Georgia Tech political group said Sen. David Perdue snatched a phone from a student who was video recording while asking the Republican lawmaker a question about the Georgia governor's race. Young Democratic Socialists of America's Georgia Tech chapter posted video from the phone on social media after Saturday's incident during Perdue's visit to campus. The student was trying to ask Perdue about allegations that Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp is working to suppress minority votes, a YDSA news release said. Perdue snatched the phone and held it briefly behind his back, the release said. The phone was soon returned to the student. "Perdue would have been within his legal rights to simply walk away or decline the question," the YDSA said. "But instead, he forcibly, suddenly, and violently took their phone without justification or provocation." In a statement, a Perdue spokesperson said the senator had spent hours meeting with members of the public and thought … [Read more...] about GOP senator accused of snatching phone from student recording him
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Minnesota GOP Senate contender compared Michelle Obama to a ‘chimp’ on Facebook
Republican Karin Housley, a state senator running to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, compared then-first lady Michelle Obama to a “chimp” in 2009.In an April 2009 Facebook post, Housley criticized the first lady’s posture when she met Queen Elizabeth II.“Michelle is soooo far from cool. Don’t we expect our First Ladies to at least stand up straight? (And my dear sister, know the proper etiquette and DO NOT TOUCH THE QUEEN!),” Housley wrote on her Facebook wall.In the comment thread on her post, Housley said the chimpanzee in the 1951 film “Bedtime for Bonzo,” starring then-actor Ronald Reagan, likely had better posture than Mrs. Obama.“I do miss Nancy Reagan. Ronald even more. Speaking of Bedtime for Bonzo, I think even that chimp stood up straighter than Michelle,” Housley wrote. “Uh-oh, someone is going to make a comment.” Comparing African-Americans to apes, even obliquely, as Housley did, has been … [Read more...] about Minnesota GOP Senate contender compared Michelle Obama to a ‘chimp’ on Facebook
U.S. Senator Warren, mocked by Trump as ‘Pocahontas,’ releases DNA test
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that shows "strong evidence" she has Native-American heritage, rebutting President Donald Trump's ridicule of her as "fake Pocahontas" while she signals a possible 2020 presidential run. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, said last month she would take a "hard look" at running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Trump in 2020. She and Trump clashed frequently through the 2016 presidential campaign and Trump has cast aspersions on her claim to Native-American ancestry. "When I decided to run for Senate in 2012, I never thought that my family's Native American heritage would come under attack and my dead parents would be called liars," she said on in a statement Monday. "And I never expected the president of the United States to use my family's story as a racist political joke," she said. Trump taunted Warren over the issue at a July rally in Montana. "I will give you a million dollars to your favourite … [Read more...] about U.S. Senator Warren, mocked by Trump as ‘Pocahontas,’ releases DNA test
Senator Warren, mocked by Trump as ‘Pocahontas,’ releases DNA test
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that shows “strong evidence” she has Native-American heritage, rebutting President Donald Trump’s ridicule of her as “fake Pocahontas” while she signals a possible 2020 presidential run. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) delivers a major policy speech on "Ending corruption in Washington" at the National Press Club, Washington, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, said last month she would take a “hard look” at running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Trump in 2020. She and Trump clashed frequently through the 2016 presidential campaign and Trump has cast aspersions on her claim to Native-American ancestry. “When I decided to run for Senate in 2012, I never thought that my family’s Native American heritage would come under attack and my dead parents would be called liars,” she … [Read more...] about Senator Warren, mocked by Trump as ‘Pocahontas,’ releases DNA test
White House, senators increase pressure over Saudi writer
Hope Yen Associated Press Published 7:11 AM EDT Oct 15, 2018 Washington – The White House is brushing aside threats by Saudi Arabia that it may economically retaliate for any U.S. punitive action imposed over the suspected murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pledging a “swift, open, transparent investigation” into his disappearance. Two leading Republican senators said Congress stands ready to act, including a possible halt of military sales, if President Donald Trump doesn’t. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow declined to speculate on what Trump might do after the president promised “severe punishment” in a “60 Minutes” interview, if the U.S. determines that Khashoggi was indeed killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. On Sunday, the oil-rich kingdom suggested retaliation if the U.S. were to impose strict measures. Trump has said he does not want to halt a proposed $110 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia because, he … [Read more...] about White House, senators increase pressure over Saudi writer