White GOP Senator Claims ‘Racist’ Is ‘One Of The Worst Things You Can Call An American’

The Senate Judiciary Committee began four days of hearings Monday on President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.

While speaking at today’s hearing, GOP Sen. John Kennedy declared on Monday that “racist” is “one of the worst things you can call an American.”

“And I know, for someone unaccustomed to it, that it hurts to be called a racist,” Kennedy said. “I think it’s one of the worst things you can call an American.”

Sen. Kennedy says "racist" is "one of the worst things you can call an American." pic.twitter.com/XobtSQLDtm

— The Recount (@therecount) October 12, 2020

Twitter users immediately called out Kennedy’s claim by pointing out the racism Black Americans continue to face on a daily basis.

It hurts a lot more to have a racist cop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. It kills. https://t.co/p4eG9ypROS

— Mª®t¡ñ Pմʝძმƙ 🌊 ✍️ (@MartinPujdak) October 12, 2020

I've been called a nigger and then laugh at for getting offended. 😂 https://t.co/2HPFyRPQeA

— Edwin 🏳️‍🌈 (@Edwinw_1997) October 12, 2020

Feel like there might be a few worse things that plenty of Americans have been called over the years https://t.co/YpXDr0HAnl

— Bry (@brygrady) October 12, 2020

Being called a nigger hurts more. https://t.co/oLyFwnkwR1

— ZAK Likes All Hallows Eve 🎃💗💜💙 (@Zakiyyah6) October 12, 2020

That's because being a racist is one of the worst things you can behttps://t.co/0M9vk8zHWx https://t.co/lin2hBrgQj pic.twitter.com/Z8qcScIDhb

— Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) October 12, 2020

Ask black people if there's something worse than being called a "racist".

Hint: it starts with an "n".https://t.co/wrwkWrri6N

— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) October 12, 2020

BIPOC, women, queer folk, disabled folk, Muslims and Jewish folk have entered the chat https://t.co/8MWJQEJZ08

— pumpkin spice lattae⁷ (@enfysblessed) October 12, 2020