It was one of the first moments in the Washington spotlight for junior congressman Mike Johnson. In 2019, the Republican from Louisiana was the ranking member of a U.S. House subcommittee discussing the controversial subject of slavery reparations. The lawmaker and his wife, who are white, “took custody of Michael and made him part of our family 22 years ago when we were just newlyweds, and Michael was just 14 and out on the streets and nowhere to go and on a very dangerous path.”
  • Jerb322@lemmy.world
    694·
    9 months ago

    I don’t think that this is something we should be looking at to determine whether or not we like someone. Saw a show that’s that said Mario Lopez’s family was into slavery way back when.

    • ilickfrogs@lemmy.world
      205·
      9 months ago

      Nawh bro, gotta blame the guy for the actions of others for something so far back he wasn’t even an itch on his father’s nutsack. Like there’s any shortage of bad things to say about the guy that he’s completely responsible for lmao

    • chrischryse@lemmy.world
      32·
      9 months ago

      Agreed I was thinking the same thing. There could be a liberal congress person with the same ties. You shouldn’t blame them though. That’s like being related to an infamous serial killer and people blaming you for the murders even though you had nothing to do with them.