Defending Raghead Comment, South Carolina State Senator Says Were At War With Foreign Countries
How is it possible that this man can have any future remaining in public life after this?
Knotts’ apology seems insincere. He “defended his remarks” immediately following the interview while talking to reporters, and upped his rhetoric then by calling Haley a “f**king raghead.” He then avoided retracting the comment, clarifying to say “he did not mean to use the F-word.” He also repeated his line about the “raghead in the White House,” and said, “This isn’t the first time I’ve said it.” Knotts went on to say that Haley — who was raised as a Sikh but later converted to Christianity — was not Christian enough to govern South Carolina, and that she was being directed by a secret cabal of Sikhs