South Carolina Democratic state Rep. Krystle Matthews is now facing calls to drop out of the race for U.S. Senate over secretly recorded comments.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Krystle Matthews is facing calls to resign from her own party after controversial comments leaked. was caught on tape speaking disparagingly of her constituents — specifically White constituents — in a series of remarks secretly recorded by activist group Project Veritas.
"You ought to know who you’re dealing with," Matthews said during the taped conversation."You’ve got to treat them like s---. That’s the only way they’ll respect you." In the leaked comments, Matthews additionally brags about keeping citizens in her jurisdiction"under her thumbs," and not putting up with"White s---."
South Carolina state Rep. Krystle Matthews, D-Ladson, announces she will run for U.S. Senate in 2022 against Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., during a news conference on April 13, 2021, in Columbia, South Carolina. Matthews confirmed to The Associated Press that it was her voice on the tape but said the edited audio of a"tongue-in-cheek" exchange didn’t reflect the full picture, calling Project Veritas a"satirical MAGA-powered news outlet."
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