Last updated on September 25th, 2023 at 08:47 pm
Mike Huckabee got the image for factually inaccurate and racist attack on Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) from a Nazi think tank.
Nancy Pelosi introduces her campaign committee for the take back of the House. pic.twitter.com/yKDhkVubck
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 23, 2018
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So, it turns out that Mike Huckabee just like Trump is getting his information from Nazis:
Mike Huckabee appears to have gotten his picture from the website of Richard Spencer's Nazi think-tank (National Policy Institute). pic.twitter.com/Ov4vBl0mDE
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 23, 2018
Some in the mainstream press have claimed that Huckabee is being “accused” of racism, but when a man is using images from a Nazi think tank to attack to top Democrat in the House of Representatives, there is much to be left in doubt.
Republicans have made their strategy for the midterm election obvious. They are going to race bait on immigration, and use fear of minorities to try to scare their voters to the polls. When a person is using material from a Nazi think tank, it isn’t an open question of whether or not they are engaging in racism. The press should be condemning Huckabee, not playing the let’s hear both sides game because the facts suggest that Mike Huckabee is using racism to attack Nancy Pelosi, as terror builds within the Republican Party over the possibility of losing Congress in November.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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