Stacey Abrams criticized the Trump administration's handling of race relations, saying the president, his campaign and a member of his cabinet were not 'taking responsibility' for words and actions that she feels have alienated minority communities.
, who told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos earlier on the show that the nation needs to"grow up" when it comes to the debate over the renaming of objects and institutions that offend some groups.
The former Georgia House minority leader and the state's Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2018, went on to highlight the administration's move Friday to rollback LGBT health care discrimination protections, noting that the action came on the fourth anniversary of the Pulse shooting that left 49 dead at an Orlando, Florida, gay nightclub.
"So let's be very clear, this isn't about growing up," Abrams said."It's about taking responsibility and having accountability for the actions that have been taken by this country, and by people acting on behalf of this country." "Activists are necessarily calling into question what's actually being done ," Abrams responded."And what I would say is that there is a legitimacy to this anger, there is a legitimacy to this outrage. A man was murdered because he was asleep in a drive-thru. And we know that this is not an isolated occurrence."
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