Lott Says He Doesn’t Belong to Group
From Times Wire Reports
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) distanced himself from an ultraconservative group that has been accused of supporting white supremacy. His uncle, a member of the Mississippi chapter of the Council of Conservative Citizens, had said Lott is an honorary member. “I have made my condemnation of the white supremacist and racist views espoused by this or any other group clear,” Lott said in a statement.
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