Political Quotes

“I originally came to the floor today because I was dismayed by the President's continued assault on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Department of Defense, the State Department, and countless other agencies have been instructed to no longer recognize Black History Month as part of a broad order to pause all activities and events related to ``special observances.'' It is because the President is trying to scrub our government and our country of its history and its diversity. Our diversity is our power, and the President is threatened by that power. That is why he wants our country and our government to fit his narrowminded view of what it should be like. We know who President Trump is. Barely coded racist rhetoric is his standard practice. The disgusting comments the President made, blaming the tragic crash at Reagan National Airport on DEI, were just the latest example. It is sickening, inflammatory, and pathetic. We should all be clear-eyed about what the President is doing. While the President has picked up right where he left off with his racist and xenophobic attacks, it is part of a broader mission by him and shadow president Elon Musk to dismantle and destroy our government. Since last Friday, Elon's acolytes, none of whom are government employees and by all appearances have no understanding of how our government even works, have been installed and have taken over at the State Department, the U.S.…”