GOP lawmaker loses assignment after racist tweet

State Rep. Josh Schriver, a Republican in Michigan, lost staff and his committee assignments after posting a map of the world showing Black people overwhelming White people with the caption 'The great replacement!' This conspiracy theory is popular among antisemites, racists and other far-right ne'er-do-wells who are doubtless pleased to count another GOP lawmaker among their ranks. — Read the rest
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