As House Minority Whip, Rep. Steny Hoyer made a racist joke about \u201cwhip[ping] people\u201d to a group of black African leaders visiting the U.S. for a major diplomatic summit.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst of all, let me tell my friends from Africa, I do not whip people,\u201d the Maryland Democrat told a crowd at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Some in the black audience laughed, clearly embarrased for Hoyer’s sake.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if you watch \u2018House of Cards,\u2019 it is not accurate,\u201d Hoyer continued, referencing a show aired on Netflix about the inner workings of Washington D.C. politics.<\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s event, titled \u201cDialogue with African CEOs,\u201d was hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus.<\/p>\n
Hoyer\u2019s speech covered initiatives meant to boost economic productivity in Africa. He also spoke about the lack of access to electricity on the continent, remarks which would undermine the punchline to his \u201cjoke,\u201d which relied on the audience being able to view \u201cHouse of Cards.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, there are 600 million sub-Saharan Africans living without reliable access to electricity,\u201d Hoyer said at the event, according to prepared remarks at his congressional website. \u201cThat\u2019s 70 percent of the population \u2013 and a significant barrier to growing Africa\u2019s middle class.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: Daily Caller<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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