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Matt Gaetz: When someone calls a Black person an Uncle Tom, is that a racist attack?

On the recordApril 26, 2022
When someone calls a Black person an Uncle Tom, is that a racist attack?
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Matt Gaetz
Republican · Florida

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Gaetz questions the racist implications of calling a Black person an Uncle Tom.

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