Sen. Mike Braun said he thought the Supreme Court should leave the question of interracial marriage to the states, saying “You’re not going to be able to have your cake and eat it too.”
On Tuesday, Sen. Mike Braun suggested that precedent-setting Supreme Court rulings on abortion and interracial marriage should be undone — and then attempted to walk back his comments after they were met with widespread criticism.
, like interracial marriage. Braun responded in the affirmative, saying that his opinion on the matter wouldn’t change because “you can’t have it both ways.” After the interview was published, the Republican senator’s remarks were widely condemned, including by Indiana Democratic Party Chair Mike Schmuhl.
. “Democrats implore all Hoosiers to ask themselves if they want to be associated with someone as embarrassing as Mike Braun.”“My God. GOP @SenatorBraun of IN just condemned the Supreme Court 1967 ruling to end the ban on interracial marriage,”. “He makes this racist statement while evaluating Judge Jackson — who is Black and married to a white man.”
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