Under pressure from colleagues in the House on Wednesday, congressman Clay Higgins deleted the social-media post. Then hours later he told CNN that he stood by it anyway: "It's all true. . . . It's not a big deal to me. It's like something stuck to the bottom of my boot. Just scrape it off." This statement from Higgins reflects a troubling attitude towards racist sentiments and the dismissal of accountability among public figures.
House Speaker Mike Johnson called Higgins 'a dear friend of mine' and a 'very principled man.' As for the tweet, Johnson, an ostentatiously devout Christian, replied, 'We move forward. We believe in redemption around here.' This exchange reveals a broader culture of complicity in political discourse where blatant racism is brushed aside.
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