Drawing on her own experiences, Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, sharply challenged the sincerity of Democrats’ oft-expressed reverence for diversity this week.
During a conversation with Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., on Thursday’s edition of his weekly “Plaidcast,” Duffy asked Love to speak to her experiences with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party, given that she’s both a woman and a minority.
Love didn’t hold back when it came to Pelosi.
“It’s okay for you to look a certain way,” Love explained, “but if you don’t think the same way as she does, then that’s not the kind of diversity she wants.”
The Utah lawmaker later added, “For Nancy, it’s a voting bloc. She’s more concerned about wining elections than she is winning on the policies that actually help Americans.”
“You have to understand that when people are independent, when they are able to make up their own minds, they don’t need her,” said Love. “She needs people to need her because that’s what keeps people in power.”
Love, who was first elected to Congress in 2014, pointed to her current opponent as proof. “They went and recruited a white, male Democrat outside of the disitrict to take me out,” she noted, quipping, “That’ll help with the diversity issue.”
“I thought that the Democrats would be so supportive of you and your efforts, but I guess not,” Duffy joked.
“Well certainly not the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee],” Love replied, “because I think that it’s a narrative that they don’t like.”
“You know, I’ve realized that it’s something that they’ll do everything they can to fight against,” she explained, “and I think it’s because it scares them.”
Duffy’s full conversation with Love, which touched on everything from tax reform legislation to her upbringing, is available for download on iTunes.
Emily Jashinsky is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
