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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Johanna Chisholm

Trump-backed Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters blames economic woes on diversity hires in Federal Reserve

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Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Blake Masters kicked up controversy again this week after the Arizona Republican pinned the country’s economic setbacks on so-called diversity hires at the Federal Reserve.

“Look I don’t care if every single member at the Fed is a Black lesbian,” began Mr Masters in a video shared on his personal Twitter account Monday night. “As long as they’re hired for their competence, not because of what they look like or who they sleep with.”

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