Ex-Trump Aide Told To His Face On Live TV: ‘Makes You Sound Like A Racist’

A former Trump White House aide was taken to task live on Newsmax for calling Vice President Kamala Harris a “DEI hire.”

John Ullyot, who served in the Department of Veterans Affairs and as National Security Council spokesperson in Donald Trump’s administration, first baselessly claimed former President Barack Obama has really been “running the show” during Joe Biden’s presidency.

It meant the Democratic 2024 presidential nomination will now go to Harris (even though Biden has steadfastly refused to quit his campaign, despite increasing calls to do so following his disastrous debate performance) because “she was a DEI hire,” said Ullyot.

Newsmax’s Sarah Williamson responded: “OK, the DEI thing I strongly disagree with here but this is not my place to have the disagreement.”

Columnist Ellis Henican, a Democrat, jumped in: “Yeah. You shouldn’t talk, John, you shouldn’t talk like that. It makes you sound like a racist. Don’t talk like that.”

“Look, it’s the party that embraces DEI,” Ullyot countered. “Those are the guys that put identity above qualifications.”

“Don’t talk like that,” Henican pushed back.

Watch the video here:

Right-wingers have increasingly used the term “DEI hire” in recent years to attack efforts that seek to boost diversity, equity and inclusion, with some critics now equating their use of it to a racial slur.