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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.

Democratic senator gives blow-by-blow account of Trump’s meltdown on Pelosi: ‘Belligerent from the get-go’

AlterNet logoSen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) gave a detailed account of the emotional meltdown that President Donald Trump had with congressional Democrats at the White House on Wednesday.

Appearing on CNN Thursday morning, Menendez broke down how Trump started raging at Democrats from the second he entered the room.

“The meeting started off with the president walking in and slamming down his files on the table,” Menendez said. “It was belligerent from the get-go… you have the president of the United States, who is supposed to bring our country together, particularly in times of challenges, [calling] the Speaker a third-rate politician.”

View the complete October 17 article by Brad Reed from Raw Story on the AlterNet website here.