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Dem Sen. Dick Durbin calls GOP Sen. Tim Scott's police reform bill 'token.' Scott drops the hammer in response.

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Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) put Democrats on blast Wednesday for pandering to the black community by wearing African kente cloths after a top Senate Democrat called newly introduced Republican police reform legislation "token.""Y'all still wearing those cloths over there?" Scott bluntly asked Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin on Twitter in a scathing response to the remarks.Y’all still wearing those kente cloths over there @SenatorDurbin? https://t.co/h3WETXn3We — Tim Scott (@Tim Scott)Durbin made the "token" remark during a speech on the Senate floor only hours after the Scott-led Republican bill was introduced."We cannot waste this historic moment, this singular opportunity. Let's not do something that is a token, half-hearted approach," Durbin said, referring to the bill.Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin pushes a racist dog whistle on the Senate floor, using the word "token" while discussing… https://t.co/DTKAUwCeZ2 — RNC Research (@RNC Research)At best, Durbin was alleging with his remarks that the bill is merely a symbolic gesture to be inclusive to the black community rather than a substantive reform. At worst, he was purposely using the abrasive term to shame Scott.Either way, his use of the word in an attack on the Scott-led bill was unseemly as well as hypocritical, as Scott was keen to point out.When asked about Democratic criticism of the bill, : "I would love for them not to use the word token as a way of race baiting on such an important topic."Last week, when Democrats introduced their own police reform legislation, several lawmakers, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), donned traditional West African kente cloths while kneeling for 8 minutes and 46 seconds — the exact amount of time that former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck before he died.The move for its appearance as mere pandering and bizarre cultural appropriation. But things got even worse Wednesday, when news broke that the kente cloths .This is not the first time that Scott has over insensitive remarks regarding his race and his work on conservative policy.Last week, Scott noted that he had seen his name dragged through the dirt on Twitter in the 24 hours since he was selected by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to lead Republican legislative efforts on police reform.Twitter users had allegedly referred to the senator as "token" and "boy" and suggested that he was "being used."Scott set them straight and exposed the truth about Senate Democrats and race along the way.And don’t throw “you’re the only black guy they know” at me either. There are only two black Democratic Senators, s… https://t.co/i5FJ0q5KqC — Tim Scott (@Tim Scott)Related articles around the webMost recentRecommended© 2022 Blaze Media LLC.All rights reserved.Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.By signing up to the Blaze News newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications from Blaze Media that may sometimes include advertisements or sponsored content.© 2022 Blaze Media LLC. All rights reserved.

Please verifyResetSubmitLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) put Democrats on blast Wednesday for pandering to the black community by wearing African kente cloths after a top Senate Democrat called newly introduced Republican police reform legislation "token.""Y'all still wearing those cloths over there?" Scott bluntly asked Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin on Twitter in a scathing response to the remarks.Y’all still wearing those kente cloths over there @SenatorDurbin? https://t.co/h3WETXn3We — Tim Scott (@Tim...

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