Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii got into a heated exchange during a hearing about diversity, equity, and inclusion on Wednesday and was ultimately embarrassed by her Republican colleague, Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri.
Hirono claimed that the Constitution “does not bar diversity, equity, and inclusion,” according to Fox News.
“The continental U.S. was created by Europeans who migrated to this place, and founded a nation pretending that there were not millions of people who already lived here before Columbus, so-called, discovered America,” she said, smirking. “This country was built by the work of slaves.”
The Democrat then had the nerve to say the nation has been held together by “forcing inclusion” upon its citizenry.
Hirono also got into an exchange with Gene Hamilton, a
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