White House Now Says That Racism is ‘built into’ roads!

 

A White House press briefing ignited a snark-filled social media debate when a reporter asked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about racism “built into” roads and how it could be deconstructed.

Buttigieg was fielding questions about the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was passed by Congress last week when April D. Ryan, a White House correspondent for theGrio, was called on.

“And also, can you give us the construct of how you will deconstruct the racism that was built into the roadways,” she asked Buttigieg and referenced a previous article from theGrio on the topic. “Can you talk to us about how that could be deconstructed?

Buttigieg had previously said racism was “physically built” into highways.

The exchange was met with scorn by conservatives like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

“The roads are racist,” he tweeted. “We must get rid of roads.”

“You see, we Hispanics are very, very tall, and we need rich, woke Dems to raise the bridges for us,” he said in a followup tweet. “Without Pete’s condescending help, there’s no way we can get to the beach.”

Radio host Chris Krok also weighed in, saying “Can’t you just FEEL the racism when you drive on some of these roads? I know I can.”