Mississippi governor called 'despicable' for ignoring black congressman
1 / 3FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019 file photograph, Gov. Phil Bryant explains to reporters the advantages of passing and signing the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Mississippi's white Republican governor Bryant and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the state's only black Democratic congressman are feuding over who should get credit for the home of a slain civil rights leader becoming a national monument. Thompson says he has worked on the issue for 16 years.
"I don't know much about the governor of Mississippi, but he is clearly despicable," Bass said."There is no way in the world he shouldn't acknowledge Bennie Thompson. ... For him to specifically ignore him is an example of his pettiness. The entire Congressional Black Caucus was highly offended that he would be so disrespectful of one of our most important members. I hope the governor knows the slight will not go unnoticed.
"His anger and hatred are the very characteristics that separated our people in the civil rights era," Bryant said."He has become a tragic figure who has squandered this opportunity to help bring our state together."
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