Carol Swail
Coverage of Carol Swail in the Nexus archive.
- WATCH: Wesley Hunt flips script on Dems' 'Jim Crow 2.0' attacks amid heated SPLC racism hearing
Rep. Wesley Hunt, a Black Republican congressman, criticized Democrats and the Southern Poverty Law Center during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, arguing that comparisons of current policies to "Jim Crow 2.0" are offensive and misrepresent historical racial discrimination. Hunt contrasted modern voting ID requirements with actual Jim Crow era practices his father experienced, while also attacking the SPLC for allegedly manufacturing grievances.
- WATCH: Wesley Hunt flips script on Dems' 'Jim Crow 2.0' attacks amid heated SPLC racism hearing
Rep. Wesley Hunt, a Black Republican congressman, criticized Democrats and the Southern Poverty Law Center during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, arguing that comparisons of current policies to Jim Crow era discrimination are offensive and misleading. Hunt contrasted modern voting requirements with the actual historical brutality of Jim Crow laws, stating Democrats manufacture grievance to remain politically relevant.