President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to South Africa this week refused to say whether he would support or oppose repealing laws allowing Black Americans to vote.
During a Thursday Senate confirmation hearing, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked
Trump nominee Brent Bozell, a right-wing media critic and founder of the conservative Media Research Center, about his support for Trump administration
plans that limit refugee admissions almost exclusively to white Afrikaners.
“Senator, I don’t make that policy,” Bozell replied.
... said Murphy. “So why can’t you give me your personal view on that?”
“Because, senator, I am here to serve America and to do what the president is asking me to do,” Bozell said.
Murphy then asked him if he would support bringing back “laws in this country to only allow white people to vote.”
Bozell again refused to answer.
“Senator, I’m going to serve as ambassador to South Africa, and I’m going to focus on that,” he said.
“You will not share your personal views on whether it is right or wrong to reinstitute discriminatory policies in this country to prevent Black people from voting?” Murphy pressed.
“Senator, my personal views are irrelevant,” Bozell insisted. “I am serving here to do what the president is asking me to do in South Africa.”
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