She called the Black child of Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin "changuito," or "a monkey," who gets carried around like a purse. "Su negrito, like on the side."
Of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, she simply said, "F--- that guy. He's with the Blacks."
L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez says she was merely caught up in "a moment of intense frustration and anger" during an hourlong, secretly recorded meeting in October 2021 with L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera and fellow Latino Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León.
