Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) on Monday swiftly denounced Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for a joke about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the former Republican presidential nominee made on Twitter.
After McCain faced accusations of racism for a tweet in which he alluded to Ahmadinejad as a monkey, the senior Arizona senator told his critics to “lighten up.” Amash reacted with surprise to the original tweet before telling McCain to “wisen up” and stop making “racist jokes.”
Whoa.“@senjohnmccain: So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space – wasn’t he just there last week? “Iran launches monkey into space””
— Justin Amash (@repjustinamash) February 4, 2013
Maybe you should wisen up & not make racist jokes. “@senjohnmccain: Re: Iran space tweet – lighten up folks, can’t everyone take a joke?”
— Justin Amash (@repjustinamash) February 4, 2013
