House Speaker cracks down on Republicans’ bigoted attacks against VP Harris

By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFROHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republican leaders have asked members of their caucus to stop launching racist and misogynistic attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.House Republican leaders are calling on conservative lawmakers to stop launching racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris. (Credit: AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)On July 23, Johnson met with Republicans and said that neither Harris’ race nor her gender has anything to do with her running for president.“This election will be about policies and not personalities,” Johnson told reporters..& & This comes after Harris accepted President Biden’s nomination to replace him in the 2024 presidential race after he announced that he would withdraw from the race.Since then, GOP Congress members have lobbed attacks against Harris in an effort to undermine her run for the Oval Office.& On July 23, U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, (R-Tenn.) introduced articles of impeachment against Harris over the border crisis and accused her of breaching the public’s trust regarding President Joe Biden’s mental and physical health.Ogles contended that Harris failed to evoke the 25th amendment to have Biden removed from the White House “when it became apparent that he was…incapable” of fulfilling his presidential duties.U.S....