Bob Menendez calls Ron Johnson a ‘racist’ on the Senate floor: ‘Like rubbing salt in an open wound’

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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) did not mince words when it came to sharing his opinion of Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) and his remarks about the U.S. Capitol riots that erupted on Jan. 6. 

On Tuesday, March 16, Menendez appeared on the Senate floor where he lambasted the Republican senator for his remarks during a conservative talk show where he insisted that he was not afraid of the Capitol rioters simply because they were not members of Black Lives Matter or Antifa.

According to Menendez, the remarks suggest that he is “a racist,” reports NBC News. The senator did not hold back when he offered his opinion of Johnson’s remarks.  Continue reading.