Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette, listens to witnesses at the first public hearing of a bipartisan congressional task force investigating the assassination attempts against Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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Clay Higgins from Lafayette posted sentiments that stoke fears in Americans and threats to legal immigrants on social media because he was incensed that Haitians, who were made a target by accusations made by Donald Trump and JD Vance that were untrue, dared to ask that their rights be respected. The sad part about this is the acknowledgement that this rhetoric sells. “This kind of tough talk is way more popular in his district than reasoned policy discussions.
It sells," said G. Pearson Cross, a political science professor at the University of Louisiana-Monroe. The dangerous part about this is that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Benton called him a gentleman and put this in the context of religious redemption because Higgins “prayed about it,” regretted it and took the post down.
Regret is an initial response, but redemption requires action to make up for the trespass. What Higgins later told CNN was not making it right. "It’s all true.
I can put up another controversial post tomorrow if you want me to. I mean, we do have freedom of speech. I’ll say what I want," indicates his motive for taking d.