MSNBC star Joe Scarborough once joked Mike Steele landed RNC gig because he is black

“Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough defended former Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Steele on Monday after it was alleged he only received his job because he was black – but the MSNBC star sang a different tune nearly a decade ago.

Last week, CPAC communications chief Ian Walters said Steele, RNC chairman from 2009 to 2011, was elected “because he’s a black guy,” adding that it was the “wrong thing to do.” CPAC organizer Matt Schlapp told Steele the words were “unfortunate” on Saturday during a Sirius XM radio show and Scarborough took to Twitter to condemn the remark.

“It was insulting, depressing and bizarre,” Scarborough tweeted.

Scarborough expressed further disgust toward the theory on Monday when Steele joined “Morning Joe” to discuss the comment. Scarborough and Steele dissected the situation, mocking Schlapp for comments made on the Sirius XM appearance.

“We were all stunned that somebody said it was a mistake to select you as the head of the Republican Party because you were black,” Scarborough told Steele, according to TheWrap.

Source : foxnews