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Michael Steele confronts Matt Schlapp over CPAC official’s ‘black guy’ remark

By Gabby Morrongiello
Published February 24, 2018 6:44pm ET
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Michael Steele confronts Matt Schlapp over CPAC official’s ‘black guy’ remark
Former National Republican Committee Chairman Michael Steele slammed Matt Schlapp on Saturday for not taking further action after an American Conservative Union employee said, "We elected Mike Steele as chairman because he was a black guy. That was the wrong thing to do." (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) | Jeff Chiu

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele confronted CPAC head Matt Schlapp on Saturday over an employee’s suggestion the previous evening that it was a mistake to give Steele a prominent role in the GOP because he was black.

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