Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus on Thursday slammed Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s comments about “the Negro” and whether African-Americans would be “better off as slaves.”
“Bundy’s comments are completely beyond the pale. Both highly offensive and 100 percent wrong on race,” Priebus said in a statement on Thursday.
Though many prominent Republicans initially rallied around Bundy after his standoff with the federal government, most have now condemned his recent remarks.
Priebus told the conservative “Coffee and Markets” podcast on Thursday morning that Bundy’s remarks would not hurt Las Vegas’ chance to hold the Republican National Convention.
“The convention decisions are made in pretty much a vacuum. It’s not Las Vegas’ fault,” he said.
Reince, “in your heart, you know he’s right!” Right down the contemporary Republican alley - “god, guns, gays and grift”!
Added Preibus; “But, as far as tax evasion and criminal trespass, we still support him wholeheartedly.”