Indiana Republican vows to vote no on redistricting after Trump posts ableist slur
Michael Bohacek, state senator whose child has Down syndrome, says US president’s ‘choices of words have consequences’US politics live – latest updatesA Republican Indiana lawmaker whose child has Down syndrome...
By Ramon Antonio Vargas · The Guardian World
Michael Bohacek, state senator whose child has Down syndrome, says US president’s ‘choices of words have consequences’ US politics live – latest updates A Republican Indiana lawmaker whose child has Down syndrome has promised to oppose efforts to redraw the state’s congressional map to favor his party after Donald Trump aimed a slur for people with intellectual disabilities at a political opponent. Michael Bohacek, a member of Indiana’s state senate, wrote Friday on Facebook that he has been “an unapologetic advocate for people with intellectual disabilities” since one of his daughters was born with Down. Referring to how the president – his fellow Republican – used an ableist slur to insult Tim Walz, the Democratic Minnesota governor, a day earlier, Bohacek’s post added, “His choices of words have consequences.” Continue reading...