Garland said he didn’t know what “traditional” meant but Van Drew cut him off.
“Catholics! Catholics that go to church,” Van Drew said.
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Garland said, “May I answer the question,” and again was cut off.
“Yes or no,” Van Drew said.
“The idea that someone with my family background would discriminate against any religion is so outrageous, so absurd, that’s it’s hard for me to answer your question,” said a fuming Garland, who is Jewish.
Van Drew wouldn’t let up …
[It’s not an “idea.” The FBI and DoJ promulgated that policy, even if they never got a chance to put it into full practice before it got exposed. Rep. Jeff van Drew didn’t budge, even when Garland tried to claim he didn’t know what Van Drew meant by “traditional.” — Ed]
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