“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin's contention that being a Black Republican was an “oxymoron” and she didn't “understand” minority Republicans drew outrage from Black and Latino members on Friday.
"That's what you call racism," she said."That's racism right there, when someone tells you because of the color of your skin, because of where you're from, you have to think a certain way.""She owes us a huge apology," she added."I've been told from people from the left I should go back to Mexico. I've been called all kinds of names because I'm running as a Republican.
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson campaigning at Nashua Community College in Nashua, NH on December 20,2015. Republican National Committee spokesperson and director of Black media affairs Paris Dennard also condemned Hostin's comments.
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