RNC Chair Priebus ‘Commends’ Paul Ryan After Racist Comment
Asked about Paul Ryan’s comment that lazy “inner city: men are responsible for poverty, Rience Preibus said only the Republicans were concerned about this issue and that Ryan should be commended.
On Sunday, CNN’s Candy Crowley asked Priebus if he thought the remarks were “artfully phrased.”
“I’m not sure,” Priebus shrugged. “Here’s what I would say, why was Paul even talking about this? The reason he was talking about it is he devoted a large part of his life — starting back when he worked for Jack Kemp — on finding ways to tackle poverty, to free up capital, to create opportunities in urban areas around this country.”
“Whatever race, whatever gender, we are the ones leading the way, I think, in this country on these issues,” he added. “And so I commend Paul for his work that he’s doing around country.”
