Mike Johnson: “I think it is, quite frankly, laughable to label those legitimate…”

On the recordApril 26, 2022

I think it is, quite frankly, laughable to label those legitimate concerns as racist, just because Justice Thomas has faced racism in the past.

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Johnson criticizes labeling concerns about Thomas as racist.

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