Republicans call on DNC to explain ties to Louis Farrakhan

By Katie Leach

Published March 9, 2018 8:27pm ET

Republicans call on DNC to explain ties to Louis Farrakhan — The RNC asked the DNC to explain its ties to controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. During a recent address, Farrakhan declared that "the powerful Jews" are his "enemy." (AP Photo/Glynn A. Hill File) | Glynn A. Hill

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Friday called on the Democratic National Committee to explain its ties to controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

McDaniel asked DNC chair Tom Perez to address Deputy Chairman Keith Ellison’s “pattern of lies” surrounding his relationship with Louis Farrakhan, who made headlines recently for anti-Semitic remarks made in his Saviours’ Day 2018 address to the Nation of Islam.