'How Is Calling Him White Not Racist?': Lee Grills Nom About Shock Tweet By Candidate She Supported

Miss Campbell I'd like to start with you if we can according to FEC reports uh the largest donation that you've made to a candidate uh is a $1,500 campaign contribution to Odessa Kelly a candidate from the Tennessee 7th congressional district does that sound right to you that's seems accurate yes senator now um look um this candidate Miss Kelly has made some pretty crazy statements are you aware of those Senator I suspect that some of the statements you're going to ask me about were after her candidacy and no I have not I don't follow her on social media I don't have Twitter so all right well well uh you know have Twitter but look she she made some really uh awful statements including the following tweet just four days before not after not after she was a candidate not before she was a candidate while she was a candidate and just four days before you contributed to your campaign here's what it says like Corey Booker said ash katoni brown Jackson God has got you 100% because Blackburn Cruz cotton Graham Holly are obviously aligned with the devil apparently I'm not not be great be great black woman be great the hate is real the racism is apparent the disrespect is on another level now this uh this this tweet which is a public statement attacks some members of this committee a lot of members of this committee U as being quote unquote aligned with the devil what what does that mean I mean do you agree with adosa Kelly that members of this committee uh the members that are mentioned in this tweet um who happen to have opposed uh Jud Justice Jackson's nomination um you agree that that means that they're racist that they're the devil would would would would the same apply to those Senators who criticize Justice Clarence Thomas or to those who voted against his confirmation when he came through this committee Senator I am not familiar with those statements and I do not support them okay I understand that and I understand that you're not on Twitter but this is a candidate that you donated to now I'm willing to assume that these are not that's not the only crazy statement she's made in fact it's it's certainly not um uh on on January 11th 2022 only a few months before you contributed to Odessa Kelly she tweeted quote let me make this simple 41 million people in the US and the USA ID as AA Blk and their ability to have Fair representation is being decided by 52 white people in the Senate including Tim Scott 48 Republicans plus two D's that's insane now I don't know what that means by white people including Tim Scott I think Tim Scott would probably take exception to that how is this tweet uh calling out our black colleague Senator Tim Scott how is calling him white not racist Senator again I'm not familiar with that statement I have no affiliation with that statement I don't know what some of the Acron share those vi statement do you share those views no Senator I do not all right according to your Avo profile uh you've been legal adviser to an organization called workers dignity from 2013 to the president is that correct Senator I have never represented workers dignity a long time ago I was on a legal Advisory Board to help them so you have been a legal adviser you have been a legal adviser to the what how come you didn't tell me that I apologize Senator I have never represented workers dignity I was on an Advisory board about 15 years ago to when they were starting okay and and when did your work for for workers dignity end I'm sorry can you you talk about one that it was a long time ago when did it end when did your work for them as a legal adviser end Senator I would guess in about 20 2012 or 13 all right now according to your Avo profile um on June 12th according to to that profile you you you authored an endorsement for an attorney and an attorney named Raquel Lee Bellamy on June 12th so at the least you should have been aware that your Avo profile listed that you were currently a legal adviser to workers dignity were you aware of this I was not Senator you were you were not aware of of the fact even though June 12th now June 12th that's just a week ago yesterday um tell me what I'm missing here uh because you authored an endorsement for an attorney named Raquel Lee Bellamy on June 12th so were you not aware that your your Avo res resume listed that you were currently a legal adviser to workers dignity Senator I believe it's been more than a decade since I looked at my Avo profile um and so I I was not aware that it said that more than a decade or more than a week which one I have yeah I have not looked at it are you suggesting June 12th of this year yes yes no that is incorrect Senator okay but you can't tell us when it ended you haven't told us really when it began or when it ended a minute ago you didn't acknowledge to Mr Grassley uh what was going on so I'm a little confused I'm see I'm about to be gabbled out I'm out of time but this raises some questions it also raises some questions you your largest political campaign donation went to someone who has made blatantly racist comments and really wildly inappropriate comments about almost every member of this committee and I find that troubling thanks can I um first of all welcome glad you're here wish you well um this is a bit of an

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