The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus told lawmakers on Wednesday he intends to introduce a resolution condemning Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, after he called Haitians “savages” and his home country “the filthiest country in the Western Hemisphere.”
“LOL. Haitians are wild. Eating pets is Voodoo. [sic]”The dirtiest country in the Western Hemisphere, a slapstick gang of cults… and now they're suing the president and vice president and feeling all sophisticated,” Higgins said. I wrote to X.
“All these miscreants had better come to their senses and leave the country before January 20,” he added.
Higgins deleted the post a short time later, apparently after being confronted about it by several colleagues.
Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nevada), chairman of the House Black Caucus, said: He reportedly approached Mr Higgins on the floor of the House of Commons. They demanded that he delete the tweet before announcing his intention to censure Republican lawmakers.
“I hope that every member of this Congress will understand that especially those who serve their communities, those who are entrepreneurial, those who serve their communities as nurses and first responders and teachers, these people, these children, they should no longer have to live in fear or intimidation because of any statement or post made by any member of this Congress,” Horsford said on the House floor.
“It's time to end the hate and hateful rhetoric,” he added. “It is unbecoming of any member of Congress to continue to push this type of rhetoric on any platform, let alone the House of Representatives.”
Mr Horsford then asked MPs to unanimously approve a motion to censure Ms Higgins for “bringing discredit and shame” to the House of Commons.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) opposed the motion.
“First of all, the tweet has already been deleted and removed,” Scalise said.
“If we want to go through all the comments and tweets from the other side, we would be happy to do that. You'd be stunned at some of the stuff that hasn't been deleted,” he argued.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) He told reporters He spoke with Higgins about the tweet and suggested his Louisiana colleague “regrets it.”
“His colleagues approached him on the floor and said it was unpleasant,” Johnson said. “He went to the back and said I just talked to him about it and he went to the back and said he prayed about it and he regretted it and he pulled the pole down.”
“I'm sure he regrets the words he used, but we're moving forward. We believe in redemption here,” the Speaker added, calling Mr Higgins a “dear friend” and a “very open and forthright person”.
Higgins, 63, has represented Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District since 2017.
He previously worked in law enforcement in the Bayou State and was known as “Cajun John Wayne.” The popular “Crime Stoppers” video.
In the video, Higgins is seen holding a rifle and using aggressive language, calling the suspects “animals” and “thugs.”
The Post has contacted Higgins and Horsford for comment.
