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Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) defended his racist comments even though House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he had prayed about the post and regretted it

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Rep. Clay Higgins tweeted that Haitians are "eating pets" and come from the “nastiest country in the western hemisphere” House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed the lawmaker had prayed about the post and regretted it.

“I can put up another controversial post tomorrow if you want me to. I mean, we do have freedom of speech. I’ll say what I want. Just scrape it off and move on with my life,” Higgins said.

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