Kyle Whitmire: Reaction To Representative Mo Brooks’s Remarks

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This week Republican Representative Mo Brooks of Huntsville found himself in hot water after he made some controversial remarks about the Democratic Party. Brooks claimed that the Democratic Party is “wagging a war on whites” and politicians from both parties are taking issue with his comments.

 

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