An Idaho Republican state senator has been accused of making 'hateful, racist' comments to a Democratic candidate for the state's House of Representatives.
A Republican state senator from Idaho has been accused of making racist remarks toward a Native American Democratic candidate for the state's House of Representatives.Senate incumbent Dan Foreman was asked about discrimination in Idaho during a bipartisan 'Meet your Candidates' event in Kendrick on Tuesday, and reportedly replied that 'discrimination doesn't exist', according to Boise State Public Radio.
'There is no systemic racism in America or Idaho,' Foreman added in a Thursday facebook post, before criticizing media coverage of the 'phony incident.''I suppose we must expect this type of behavior. Just look at what they have done to former President Trump,' Foreman wrote. 'It seems the more effective a conservative elected official is, the more that person is attacked by the left and most, not all, of the media.
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