Meadows’ Muted Defense of Cummings Speaks Volumes

When Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) accused Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) of racism earlier this year, one of his “best friends,” House Oversight Committee chairman and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) immediately jumped to his defense, CNN reports.

“When Cummings was attacked on similar grounds by President Trump over the weekend, it took a bit longer for Meadows to publicly repay the favor… Trump’s comments hung in the air for days.”

“When Meadows finally did issue a reply, it came two days later and second-hand, delivered live on air by CNN contributor and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum. The statement was a perfect distillation of the way Republicans have tip-toed around Trump’s inflammatory language about race — and avoided criticizing the President directly.”