After a firestorm of backlash, Rep. Joaquin Castro appeared on Morning Joe in an attempt to explain why he published a list of Trump donors.
The move has infuriated Republicans, who believe Castro aimed to shame the donors in an attempt to intimidate them.
Castro claimed his post was a “lament.”
He also claimed that no private address of phone #s were published, though their employers WERE published and anyone could look up the address to their employers.
WATCH:
My post was a lament – that so many people in my overwhelmingly Hispanic hometown would give large money to a President who is using it to target Hispanics as ‘invaders’.
No one was doxxed — no private address or phone #s were shared. I’ve never engaged in that.@Morning_Joe pic.twitter.com/DgdX3wkJWI
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) August 7, 2019
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Many were not buying Castro’s explanation.
What you did is legally fine and within the bounds of radical partisanship I guess. But you called out by name YOUR OWN CONSTITUENTS, who do not live in the public sphere, for a mass shaming over a political disagreement. Violates the entire premise of a representative system
What you did is legally fine and within the bounds of radical partisanship I guess. But you called out by name YOUR OWN CONSTITUENTS, who do not live in the public sphere, for a mass shaming over a political disagreement. Violates the entire premise of a representative system
— Toby Harshaw (@tobinharshaw) August 7, 2019
That’s not the issue. It’s the purposefully naming them to shame them. Yes anyone can look up the names on the FEC website but the average person won’t.
That's not the issue. It's the purposefully naming them to shame them. Yes anyone can look up the names on the FEC website but the average person won't.
— Lord Popo (@MicahEmerson86) August 7, 2019
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