Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) pushed back against candidates comparing Vice President Kamala Harris to a “DEI candidate,” arguing these claims are “racist dog whistles.”

Frost, the youngest member of Congress at 27 years old, predicted the 2024 election cycle would see “a racist and misogynistic” campaign from former President Donald Trump against Harris, whom President Joe Biden has endorsed to take his place as the 2024 Democratic candidate. The Gen Z lawmaker questioned why Harris would be compared to someone hired by DEI, referring to diversity, equity, and inclusion, when “she has more experience than Trump and J.D. Vance combined.”