SC Gov Would Like To “Hunt Democrats With Dogs”

May 22, 2023 Politics, Republicans

Charleston’s ABC affiliate reports:

Charleston County Democrats released a statement Sunday demanding an apology and retraction from Gov. Henry McMaster for comments made during a South Carolina Republican convention Saturday.

According to The State reporter Joseph Bustos, McMaster said: “I look forward to the day that democrats are so rare, we have to hunt them with dogs.” Bustos was live-tweeting the Saturday event, where republicans gathered to pick a state party chairman. He said this is not the first time McMaster has used the phrase.

“If the Governor is unwilling to apologize and retract his comments, we ask the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to open an investigation into this threat and incitement of political violence,” said Charleston County Democratic Party chairman Sam Skardon.

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As most of you surely know, runaway slaves were often hunted with dogs and police departments often used dogs against civil rights protesters.



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