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Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB political editor on Trade Minister Todd McClay apologizing to Ricardo Menendez-March for comment labelled 'racist'
Manage episode 431394935 series 2098282
An apology's been made in the House, over a comment labelled 'racist' and unacceptable.
Green MP Ricardo Menendez-March, who is originally from Mexico, was speaking to a question on boot camps when Trade Minister Todd McClay interjected.
Menendez-March says McClay told him 'you're not in Mexico now, we don't do things like that here', and Speaker Gerry Brownlee questioned McClay if that was true.
He suggested McClay withdraw and apologise, which he did.
ZB political editor Jason Walls says this was a 'stupid' comment on Todd McClay's part.
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Manage episode 431394935 series 2098282
An apology's been made in the House, over a comment labelled 'racist' and unacceptable.
Green MP Ricardo Menendez-March, who is originally from Mexico, was speaking to a question on boot camps when Trade Minister Todd McClay interjected.
Menendez-March says McClay told him 'you're not in Mexico now, we don't do things like that here', and Speaker Gerry Brownlee questioned McClay if that was true.
He suggested McClay withdraw and apologise, which he did.
ZB political editor Jason Walls says this was a 'stupid' comment on Todd McClay's part.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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