Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) walked back remarks Sunday he made to CNN’s Manu Raju in which he said Democratic lawmakers were acting like “a terrorist,” suggesting he misspoke when using the highly-charged term.

“Why not work with Democrats right now, try to cut a deal and reopen the government?” Raju asked McCormick.

McCormick bluntly responded by saying that the “main reason” he and his Republican colleagues couldn’t negotiate with Democratic lawmakers was because “you can’t negotiate with a terrorist.”

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    14 hours ago

    One of the problems is some poor people (eg: many whites) would rather die than other poor people (eg: black folks) get anything at all.