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Katie Porter thinks she is better for diversity than black women

By Zachary Faria

Published February 9, 2023 9:38pm ET

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Katie Porter thinks she is better for diversity than black women — Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) thinks a black woman should be appointed to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) should the incumbent senator retire early. But then Porter also thinks she, a white woman, should permanently replace that black woman because diversity only matters as long as it doesn’t get in the way of her political […]

Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) thinks a black woman should be appointed to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) should the incumbent senator retire early. But then Porter also thinks she, a white woman, should permanently replace that black woman because diversity only matters as long as it doesn’t get in the way of her political ambitions.

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