WH Spox Flames GOP Over Its ‘Stop Being Racist’ Meeting

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pointed out on Thursday that it speaks volumes that Republican congressional leaders had to admonish members to refrain from “being racist” and sexist towards Vice President Kamala Harris.

Asked about a Politico report about a closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning in which party leaders begged lawmakers to stop attacking Harris on the basis of identity, Jean-Pierre replied, “When you have the Speaker of the House [Mike Johnson]… set up a meeting to tell Republican leaders to stop being racist, to stop being misogynist, to stop being sexist, I think that says a lot that they have to be told to not do that.

“But more broadly,” she continued, “I think it’s—I think it’s desperate. I think it’s disgusting and I think it’s a dog whistle. And we should not forget that she is the vice president of the United States. She’s the vice president of the United States. She should get that respect.”

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