White House Spokesman Tears Into House GOP Over Confederate Flag

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest on Thursday lambasted House Republicans for pushing for an amendment that would allow Confederate flags to be displayed in federal cemeteries and sold in stores located in national parks.

"A sizable number of House Republicans are eager to protect the states of the Confederate flag on National Park Service grounds. These are the same house Republicans who voted for a party leader who once described himself as ‘David Duke without the baggage,'" Earnest said at Thursday's press briefing, according to the Huffington Post.

Earnest was referring to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), who has been linked to former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

The press secretary also took the time to knock Republicans who have not renounced Donald Trump for his remarks calling Mexican immigrants "rapists" and drug dealers.

"These are the same congressional Republicans who have declined to criticize the race-baiting rhetoric of a leading Republican presidential candidate. That’s to say nothing of the Senate Republican who has saluted that candidate," he said, likely referring to comments made by Trump.

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