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June 22, 2012 10:24 pm GMT

Politico Reporter Suspended After Controversial Tweets, TV Appearance




Politico White House correspondent at Joe Williams was suspended late Thursday night after sending controversial tweets and suggesting during a television interview that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is more comfortable around white people than other racial groups.

The video clip of that interview is embedded above. Williams' Twitter account, @jdub321, has since been made private, but screenshots of some of his tweets can be seen below:

Williams' television appearance was first noted Thursday by conservative news site Washington Free Beacon. Later, a series of Williams' tweets that poked fun at Romney and his personal wealth was flagged by Breitbart.com, an…
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