It was candidate Trump who was asked to define “white culture” and things quickly got awkward

Donald Trump’s State Department nominee, Jeremy Karl, recently answered questions on the Senate floor and had several uncomfortable moments after his past comments about “white culture” were brought up.

One interaction in particular went viral after Senator Chris Murphy asked Carl to define “white identity.”

Here’s Carl’s painfully awkward response:

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You can see the full question here.

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“Some sort of um, Anglo-derived culture that comes from our history,” Carl replied.

“Like what?” Murphy asked again.

Carl paused for a moment and said, “Um, let me think about it.”

“Uh, you know, Senator, I’d say if you look at one of your Senate colleagues’ books, ‘Bourne Fighting,’ kind of Scotch-Irish military culture. Certainly, you know, pride went with that. That would be an example,” Carl continued.

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Murphy interjected, “You’re now retreating to racial identity. You don’t talk about racial identity, you talk about white identity. So tell me the values ​​that bind ‘white identity’ together and differentiate it from black identity?” he asked firmly.

“I would say that the white church is very different from the black church in terms of its tone and style, on average. Um, the food may be different. The music may be different,” Carl replied.

“And they’re being deleted?” Murphy asked.

“Well, if you watch the Super Bowl halftime show, which wasn’t in English this year,” Carl replied.

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“So our ability to access white churches, or white food, or white music is being erased?” Murphy asked with a smile.

Carl, clearly uncomfortable, then said: “I’ve been concerned with the majority American culture we’ve had for a while, especially through mass immigration, I think it weakens us … I don’t apologize for that.”

“I think you’re struggling to answer that question, right, because underlying your belief is a sense that only white culture is good,” Murphy pointed out.

People in the answers are like this:

“I can’t believe how incredibly stupid this country has become.”

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Another person praised Senator Murphy’s line of questioning that pressed Carl on the issue.

“Put this clip in a museum,” said another.

And finally, this person said, “Racism is mostly an emotional reflection. It’s no good trying to rationalize it in front of intelligent people.”

What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.

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