Tom Cotton came for the media’s vaunted 1619 Project, and the media has come for the Arkansas senator. After the Republican gave an interview to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette explaining why he proposed a bill to ensure that federal funds don’t go to the New York Times project’s educational program, liberals pounced on a single line of Cotton’s, declaring that he personally deemed slavery a necessary evil.
Tom Cotton said slavery was a “necessary evil.” Congratulations, Republicans. This is what you have become.
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