The Republican presidential candidate compared them to Ku Klux Klan members while criticizing the way they have talked about race.
PELLA, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday called Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley and author Ibram Kendi"modern grand wizards of the modern KKK" at a campaign appearance in Iowa.
Ramaswamy responded by saying,"Ayanna Pressley, she's in the Congress today. She's a member of 'the squad.' Her words, not mine: 'We don't want any more black faces that don't want to be a black voice. We don't want any more brown faces that don't want to be a brown voice.'"
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