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Friday, July 29, 2016

Cummings: Protesters during DNC speech were ‘disrespectful’


PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings says he thinks liberal supporters of Bernie Sanders who chanted an anti-trade slogan during his speech to the Democratic National Convention were “disrespectful.”

But Cummings says he is not upset about it because he is a veteran of civil rights protests and understands the passions that drove the mostly young delegates to shout over him on Monday. More than 100 people have since apologized for the outbursts, Cummings said.

In an interview Thursday, Cummings said most of those who were shouting probably didn’t know that he worked with Sanders as chairman of the convention’s platform drafting committee. “Bernie got 90 percent of what he wanted,” he said.

Cummings, an African American and close ally of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, was in the middle of a speech in which he remembered his late father — a sharecropper in South Carolina — and spoke about the Black Lives Matter movement when Sanders’ supporters started chanting “No TPP” and holding up signs.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...


Couldn't have been disrespectful to a more deserving, less worthwhile character!

Anonymous said...

They showed the DNC elites as much respect as the party shows regular people.

Anonymous said...

Disrespect is how Elijah obstructed justice during all thing Hillary! He's not for Americans he's looking to jump on Clinton train. Too bad for him that Hillary hates black people. Guess he'll learn that soon enough.

Anonymous said...

Correction:

They did not respect you Mr. Cummings.
None of us do.

Anonymous said...

respect must be earned not dictated. Down with hillary!

Anonymous said...

Cummings shows his ignorance every time he opens his mouth.

Anonymous said...

Why should anyone respect you Mr. Cummings?