Senator John Kennedy 'Hide Your Head in a Bag' Remark Sparks Backlash
The Louisiana Republican sparked an outcry after making the remark to an Arab American activist during a Senate hearing on hate crimes.
US Senator Kennedy Tells Witness Her Head Should Be “…In a Bag”
The comment from the Senator has been called a direct racist attack. Calls for Kennedy to be censured have been growing since the hearing.
Republican senator shouts at Muslim witness and falsely accuses her of supporting Hamas at hate crime hearing
The strange scene played out in front of the cameras at a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which met to discuss rising rates of incidents motivated by antisemitic and Islamophobic hatreds around the United States, which have risen sharply since the conflict in Gaza began last October.
GOP senator insults Arab American advocate: ‘Hide your head in a bag’
Sen. John Neely Kennedy used a hearing about hate crimes to accuse Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry of supporting terrorists.
Sen. John Kennedy attacks Arab-American advocate: 'You should hide your head in a bag'
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy accused an Arab American civil rights leader of supporting terrorists.
Watch: GOP Senator Goes Full Racist in Attack on Arab American Witness
During a congressional hearing on hate crimes Tuesday, Republican Senator John Kennedy accused Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, of supporting terrorism. Berry was invited to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the rise in hate crimes against Arab and Jewish Americans since October 7.
GOP Senator repeatedly suggests Arab American witness supports Hamas during hate crimes hearing
La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee on hate crimes, and told her she should hide her "head in a bag.
GOP senator accuses Arab American witness of supporting Hamas: ‘You should hide your head in a bag’
The exchange occurred at the end of a hearing about "A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America."
Senate hate crimes hearing devolves when Republican tells Arab American witness to ‘hide your head in a bag’
Berry, who also serves as co-chair of the Hate Crimes Task Force, sought to highlight the rise in hate crimes impacting marginalized communities, including Arab Americans, Jewish Americans, and LGBTQ+ people.
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