Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore used racially charged terms in a recent campaign speech to describe Native Americans and Asians as he described racial tensions in America today.
“We were torn apart in the Civil War — brother against brother, North against South, party against party. What changed?” Moore said, according to The Hill.
“Now we have blacks and whites fighting, reds and yellows fighting, Democrats and Republicans fighting, men and women fighting. What’s going to unite us? What’s going to bring us back together? A president? A Congress? No. It’s going to be God.”
Roy Moore spox says his “reds” and “yellows” comments were taken “completely out of context.” Statement: pic.twitter.com/dCc8EK6dPP
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In response, Moore said his comments were taken out of context.
“‘Red, yellow, black, and white they are precious in his sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world.’ This is the Gospel. If we take it seriously, America can once again be united as one nation under God,” Moore said in a statement.
Moore and Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., face a primary runoff election next week. The successful candidate will continue to the general election to determine who will serve the remainder of current Attorney General Jeff Session’s term.
President Trump will join Strange Sunday at a campaign rally.
