Darrell Issa Accuses Dem Rep Of Smearing Republicans With ‘Racial Slur’ In The Middle Of Hearing

California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa accused another House member of using a “racial slur” against him and other members of 🏛️Congress in a Wednesday oversight hearing.

Georgia Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson prefaced his questions to Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan by commenting about the diversity of his colleagues and the poor treatment that he believes Khan had allegedly endured during her testimony due to her Pakistani origins. Issa issued a point of order after the conclusion of Johnson’s questioning, asking that the previous comments made by Johnson be struck from the record as inappropriate and accused him of using a racial slur.

“I personally felt that he was referring to all Republicans, but particularly to me, for his comments about diversity, his comments about our treating of the witness, apparently because the color of her skin, which happens to be similar to my brown skin,” Issa said following Johnson’s comments. “I would ask that that portion of his testimony be taken down as inappropriate and argumentative, and too, making a racial slur against myself and other members of 🏛️Congress.”

Issa’s comments were in response to comments made by Johnson before his questions to Khan, where he commended the diversity of the Republicans in the 118th 🏛️Congress , but also claimed the GOP needed to do more.

“I want to commend my colleagues on the other side of the aisle in the 118th Congress