Mayor Brandon Scott has come to expect overt and not-so-overt racism.

The latest example came in the aftermath of Tuesday night’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Within hours, Scott said he started to notice social media posts labeling him as a “DEI Mayor.”

Scott immediately bristled at the dog whistle.

“We know what these folks really want to say when they say DEI mayor,” he told The Banner. “Whether it is DEI or clown. They really want to say the N-word. But there is nothing they can do and say to me that is worse than the treatment of my ancestors. I am proud of who I am and where I come from.”

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    8 months ago

    They really want to say the N-word.

    Exactly right. And honestly, I’m amazed that Trump hasn’t used it in a rally yet considering he can’t shut the fuck up or stop saying anything in his head.

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      8 months ago

      Everyone remember the country holding its breath that time he talked about the conflict in Niger?

      (Then he just laughed about 4 US soldiers dying in an ambush instead, whew!)