{"id":107370,"date":"2024-09-27T04:01:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T21:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107370"},"modified":"2024-09-27T04:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T21:01:44","slug":"louisiana-rep-clay-higgins-walks-back-racist-comments-about-haitians-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107370","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins walks back racist comments about Haitians : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-24723\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1024;&#10;        --source-height: 683;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x683+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F6c%2F542f2afc4cc4a20406208d53b024%2Fgettyimages-1543082421.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x683+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F6c%2F542f2afc4cc4a20406208d53b024%2Fgettyimages-1543082421.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x683+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F6c%2F542f2afc4cc4a20406208d53b024%2Fgettyimages-1543082421.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x683+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F6c%2F542f2afc4cc4a20406208d53b024%2Fgettyimages-1543082421.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x683+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F6c%2F542f2afc4cc4a20406208d53b024%2Fgettyimages-1543082421.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) speaks during a press conference on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with members of the House Freedom Caucus on July 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x683+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F6c%2F542f2afc4cc4a20406208d53b024%2Fgettyimages-1543082421.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) speaks during a press conference on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with members of the House Freedom Caucus on July 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins on Thursday retracted comments he made about Haitian immigrants in a now-deleted social media post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You never want to intentionally hurt someone\u2019s feelings, and that post was intended for Haitian gangs, you understand?\u201d Higgins, a Republican, told reporters. &#8220;The unintended impact that was expressed very sincerely from one of my colleagues very graciously, that touched me as a gentleman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NPR contacted Higgins&#8217; office for comment but has not received a response. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5129844-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5118438\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/24\/nx-s1-5118438\/neo-nazi-haitian-springfield-trump-debate\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/24\\\/nx-s1-5118438\\\/neo-nazi-haitian-springfield-trump-debate&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1121+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fa3%2F3f3fb6ba40898550a61914be91d5%2Fgettyimages-2171699224.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1121+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fa3%2F3f3fb6ba40898550a61914be91d5%2Fgettyimages-2171699224.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1121+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fa3%2F3f3fb6ba40898550a61914be91d5%2Fgettyimages-2171699224.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1121+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fa3%2F3f3fb6ba40898550a61914be91d5%2Fgettyimages-2171699224.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1121+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fa3%2F3f3fb6ba40898550a61914be91d5%2Fgettyimages-2171699224.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1121+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fa3%2F3f3fb6ba40898550a61914be91d5%2Fgettyimages-2171699224.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1121+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fa3%2F3f3fb6ba40898550a61914be91d5%2Fgettyimages-2171699224.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1121+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fa3%2F3f3fb6ba40898550a61914be91d5%2Fgettyimages-2171699224.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Welcome to Springfield signage is displayed along Spring Street on Sept. 16, 2024 in Springfield, Ohio. Springfield, home to a large Haitian community, was thrust into the national spotlight after former President Donald Trump made claims during the presidential debate against Vice President Harris, accusing members of the immigrant community of eating the pets of local residents.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5129844-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Higgins has received backlash in recent days for amplifying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/19\/nx-s1-5114047\/springfield-ohio-haitian-migrants-trump-safety-concerns\" target=\"nx-s1-5114047\" rel=\"noopener\">false claims about Haitians<\/a> eating pets and calling them \u201cthugs\u201d in response to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/25\/g-s1-24436\/haitian-group-charges-trump-vance-springfield\"> report\u00a0<\/a>by the Associated Press. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/25\/g-s1-24436\/haitian-group-charges-trump-vance-springfield\">T<\/a>he news organization reported that the Haitian Bridge Alliance, a nonprofit group supporting Haitians, is seeking criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLol. These Haitians are wild. Eating pets, vudu, nastiest country in the western hemisphere, cults, slapstick gangsters\u2026 but damned if they don\u2019t feel all sophisticated now, filing charges against our President and VP,\u201d Higgins <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepClayHiggins\/status\/1839010946037252314\"><u>wrote on his official account on X<\/u><\/a>. \u201cAll these thugs better get their mind right and their asses out of our country before January 20th.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his comments on CNN later Wednesday, Higgins defended the tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all true,\u201d Higgins said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/25\/politics\/clay-higgins-deletes-post-haitian-migrants\/index.html\"><u>according to the news organization<\/u><\/a>. \u201cI can put up another controversial post tomorrow if you want me to. I mean, we do have freedom of speech. I\u2019ll say what I want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday condemned his comments and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-resolution\/1500?s=3&amp;r=4\"><u>introduced a resolution to censure Higgins<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReferring to Haiti as the \u201cnastiest country in the western hemisphere\u201d and denigrating Haitians with vile and demeaning terms goes against a foundational principle about our country: that America is a nation of immigrants where all are welcome,\u201d the caucus said in a statement. \u201cEvery member of Congress must be clear that we need to eliminate hate in all its forms. It is time to turn the page on this pattern of denigrating and villainizing immigrants for political gain.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday that Higgins was approached by congressional members about the post and took it down, saying the lawmaker \u201cregretted\u201d what he posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClay Higgins is a dear friend of mine and a colleague from Louisiana and a very frank and outspoken person. He\u2019s also a very principled man. I think &#8211; I didn\u2019t even see it \u2013 but he tweeted something today about Haitians. And he was approached on the floor by colleagues who said that was offensive,\u201d Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?538715-1\/speaker-johnson-speaks-reporters-government-funding-bill-vote\">told reporters<\/a>. \u201cI just talked to him about it, he said he went to the back and he prayed about it and he regretted it. And he pulled the post down. That\u2019s what you want a gentleman to do. I\u2019m sure he probably regrets some of the language he used. But you know, we move forward. 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