Vice President Kamala Harris' new communications director to meet with Latino lawmakers after old tweets surface
Vice President Kamala Harris' new communications director is set to meet this week with Latino lawmakers to explain past tweets about immigrants as he continues to face pressure from Latino leaders and organizations to explain himself.
A White House official confirmed that Simmons and Latino lawmakers are set to speak Thursday as part of"a mutually agreed upon meeting." from 2010, when Simmons commented on the appearance of two"undocumented folks" who appeared on MSNBC. Simmons, a longtime Democratic Party consultant who also served as a political analyst for CBS News during the 2020 presidential campaign cycle, apologized for his past remarks.in his explanation on January 7."At times I've been sarcastic, unclear or plainly missed the mark. I apologize for offending ppl who care as much as I do about making America the best, multiethnic, diverse democracy+I'll rep the Biden-Harris admin w/humility, sincerity+respect.
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