GOP Senator Apologizes for Using the Word ‘Midget’

Republican Senator Bob Corker had to issue an apology after using the word “midgets” during a Senate Banking Committee hearing this week. Corker took a shot at members of Congress trying to score political points off CBO numbers and said, “I’m sorry, it just feels like a bunch of midgets up here worrying about some CBO issue.”

Corker came under fire from the group Little People of America, which said, “Today, no matter in what context it is used, the word dehumanizes and objectifies people of short stature.”

Corker ended up apologizing yesterday for the remark, saying “I sincerely apologize for what was a poor word choice and in no way meant to offend anyone.”

Watch the video of Corker’s initial comment below:

[h/t Daily Caller, video via HuffPost]
[image via screengrab]

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