Greg Murphy Made Offensive Comments About Black Women, Including Saying Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Was “Only Picked For Her Color And Her Race”
2020: Murphy Said Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Was “Only Picked For Her Color And Her Race”
October 2020: In A Since-Deleted Tweet, Murphy Called Vice Presidential Candidate Sen. Kamala Harris “A Walking Disaster” Who Was “Only Picked For Her Color And Her Race.” “A North Carolina congressman tweeted that Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris was chosen ‘for her color and her race.’ Third District Republican Rep. Greg Murphy posted the tweet Wednesday night, but has since deleted it, WITN reported Thursday. Murphy told the television station that he meant to say ‘color and gender.’” [WFAE, 10/8/20]
Murphy: “@KamalaHarris Is A Walking Disaster…She Was Only Picked For Her Color And Her Race…Is That How We Pick Our Leaders Now In America?” “@KamalaHarris is a walking disaster…she was only picked for her color and her race…is that how we pick our leaders now in America?” [WFAE, 10/8/20]
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[WFAE, 10/8/20]
2021: Murphy Invoked The 9/11 Attacks In A Reply To Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar
April 2021: Rep. Ilhan Omar Said She Was Heartbroken To Learn Another Capitol Police Officer Was Killed And Said The Death Toll Would Have Been Worse If The Assailant Had An AR-15. “Heartbroken to learn another CP was killed while protecting the Capitol. My thoughts and prayers go out to the officer’s family and the entire Capitol Police force. The death toll would have been worse if the assailant had an AR-15 instead of a knife.” [Rep. Ilhan Omar, Twitter, 4/2/21]
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[Rep. Ilhan Omar, Twitter, 4/2/21]
April 2021: In A Since-Deleted Tweet, Murphy Invoked The 9/11 Attacks In A Reply To Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar. “North Carolina Democrats want their counterparts on the other side of the political aisle to condemn what they say is a racist tweet by Congressman Greg Murphy. On Saturday, the Greenville Republican posted and then removed a tweet invoking the September 11th terror attacks. Following Friday’s Capitol grounds attack that saw a police officer killed, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who is Muslim, tweeted her condolences but also feelings about how the attack could have been worse.” [WBTV, 4/5/21]
Murphy: “Would Have Been Worse @Ilhan If They Had Been Flying Planes Into The Buildings Also.” “Rep. Omar tweeted: ‘Heartbroken to learn another CP was killed while protecting the Capitol. My thoughts and prayers go out to the officer’s family and the entire Capitol Police force. The death toll would have been worse if the assailant had an AR-15 instead of a knife.’ Murphy, who represents North Carolina’s third congressional district, responded: ‘Would have been worse @Ilhan if they had been flying planes into the buildings also.’ Rep. Murphy has since deleted his tweet, which can be seen in the screen grab below.” [NC Newsline, 4/5/21]
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[NC Newsline, 4/5/21]
North Carolina Democrats Condemned Murphy’s Racist Tweet About Omar. “North Carolina Democrats want their counterparts on the other side of the political aisle to condemn what they say is a racist tweet by Congressman Greg Murphy. On Saturday, the Greenville Republican posted and then removed a tweet invoking the September 11th terror attacks. Following Friday’s Capitol grounds attack that saw a police officer killed, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who is Muslim, tweeted her condolences but also feelings about how the attack could have been worse.” [WBTV, 4/5/21]