Mississippi Rep. Not Sorry For Calling Clarence Thomas An 'Uncle Tom'

DANIEL STRAUSS – APRIL 30, 2014, 4:32 PM EDT

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) isn't sorry for calling Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an "Uncle Tom."

In an interview with CNN's Dana Bash, Thompson, who made the remarks in an appearance on the New Nation of Islam radio program, didn't back down. Thompson stood by his decision to call Thomas an "Uncle Tom."

Here's the exchange between Bash and Thompson:

Bash: When you said Clarence Thomas was an "Uncle Tom," what did you mean by that?

Thompson: "Well if you look at his decisions on the court, they have been adverse to the minority community, and the people I represent have a real issue with an African American not being sensible to those issues."

Bash: Isn't that a racially charged term?