Val Demings: ‘You can be a racist.’ Just don’t be a cop

By Naomi Lim

Published June 15, 2020 5:01pm ET

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Val Demings: ‘You can be a racist.’ Just don’t be a cop — Rep. Val Demings, a contender to become Joe Biden’s running mate, said she believes racists should think long and hard about their career choices. “You can be a racist if you want to. You just shouldn’t be in the police department. You shouldn’t be an educator. You shouldn’t decide who gets housing. You shouldn’t decide […]

Rep. Val Demings, a contender to become Joe Biden’s running mate, said she believes racists should think long and hard about their career choices.

“You can be a racist if you want to. You just shouldn’t be in the police department. You shouldn’t be an educator. You shouldn’t decide who gets housing. You shouldn’t decide who gets jobs and wages,” Demings told ABC’s The View on Monday.

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