GOP Rep. Tim Burchett calls Kamala Harris a 'DEI vice president'
The Tennessee Republican also used the acronym for "diversity, equity and inclusion" in disparaging Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle at a House hearing.
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., blasted Kamala Harris in a social media post Monday, calling her a “DEI vice president,” using the initialism for “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs.
"The media propped up this president, lied to the American people for three years, and then dumped him for our DEI vice president," Burchett said on X.
He also referred to Harris as "a DEI hire" in a brief interview Monday, telling CNN that during the 2020 campaign candidate Joe Biden said “he was going to hire a Black female for vice president.”
“What about white females? What about any other group?” Burchett added.
Biden said at a March 2020 Democratic debate that he’d choose a female running mate but did not mention race or ethnicity. Other top running mate contenders at the time included Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan.
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