David Perdue falsely accused of making racist hand gesture on campaign trail

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Sen. David Perdue was accused of making a “white power” hand gesture while actually celebrating the accomplishment of two teenage campaign volunteers.

“Flashing the #WhitePower sign on the campaign trail in #Georgia,” actress Debra Messing said in a now-deleted tweet. “Is this what you want #Georgia? You voted AGAINST white supremacy in Nov & we need you to do it ONE MORE TIME to fire this guy and #KKKKelly.”

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