13 Politicians Who Were Accused of Racism
East Haven's Mayor is in hot water this week for his statement about the Latino community, but he's hardly the first politicians to get into trouble over racially-based comments. Here's a list of prominent politicians who have been accussed of racism. As you'll see, some of these cases are worse than others, but everyone on this list ended up angering people and taking heat over something they said.
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Joe MaturoEarlier this week, when asked how he was doing for the Latino community, East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo responded, "I might have tacos when I go home." Maturo has already faced immense blowback as a result of the comments. It remains to be seen how this controversy will play out. |
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