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‘Sincerely Sorry’: Texas Democratic Party Leader Resigns After Calling Sen. Tim Scott Racial Slur

"... I have embarrassed myself ..."

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‘Sincerely Sorry’: Texas Democratic Party Leader Resigns After Calling Sen. Tim Scott Racial Slur
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The Democratic Party official in Texas who stoked outrage by calling Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) “an oreo” resigned Tuesday.

“I am deeply and sincerely sorry for my inappropriate and hurtful use of [a] racist term I used to describe Sen. Tim Scott on my personal Facebook page. It was insensitive, and I have embarrassed myself and my party by its use,” Lamar County Democratic Party Chairman Gary O’Connor told The Washington Examiner on Tuesday morning.

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