Trump campaign advisor dismisses White House diversity question, asks about black people in Lincoln

[demmiblue]

Trump 2020 campaign adviser Katrina Pierson on Sunday dismissed a question about diversity within President Trump's administration by asking how many black people worked in President Abraham Lincoln's administration.

"I’m not going to participate in the attempt to make this all about race. It is ridiculous," Pierson, who is African American, said during an appearance on MSNBC. "How many black people were in Abraham Lincoln’s West Wing?”

Pierson invoked Lincoln after Rev. Al Sharpton pressed her on how many black people work inside the White House. The question led to a heated exchange, with Pierson accusing Sharpton of attempting to paint the president as a racist.

“Everything has to be made about race, reverend … I’m not going to participate if you’re going to continue to paint this president as racist," Pierson said.

Sharpton then asked how Trump can appeal to black voters without hiring African-Americans within his administration, to which Pierson said there are "plenty of black people" in the West Wing.

"There's plenty of black people working in the White House," Pierson said, before bringing up the lack of diversity inside Lincoln's White House.

"If you’ve got to go back to Abe Lincoln you’ve really need to shop it," Sharpton replied.

"Is Abraham Lincoln a racist because he didn't have a black person in his White House? This is insane. This is an insane discussion," she added.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/433410-trump-campaign-advisor-dismisses-white-house-diversity-question-how

Batshit

[snowybirdie]

1. Actually quite a few

The White house had many servants that worked for the Lincolns. All Black!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Over 150 years ago

Idiot

[TheBlackAdder]

3. The West Wing wasn't built until 1902. It burned down in 1930 and rebuilt. So it's a trick question!

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The answer would be: Just as many Blacks were in Lincon's West Wing as Whites.

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