GOP Lawmaker Finds A Way To Blame 'DEI' For Trump Shooting
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Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee faced backlash for the "despicable misogynistic cheap shot."
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) suggested the attempted assassination of Donald Trump was able to occur because the Secret Service is led by a “DEI hire.”
“Somebody really dropped the ball. You’ve got ... a DEI initiative person who heads up our Secret Service,” Burchett said Sunday on Fox News.
The acronym refers to diversity, equity and inclusion policies, which Republicans have targeted in schools, agencies and organizations across the country.
“You know, she was working at Pepsi before this,” he added. “I know she was a former Secret Service agent, but still, this is what happens when you don’t put the best players in.”
In an earlier post on social media, Burchet had written, “I can’t imagine that a DEI hire from @pepsi would be a bad choice as the head of the Secret Service.”