Mike Huckabee's disgusting debate tweet: "Racism exists because we have a sin problem in America, not a skin problem"

"ALL lives matter," Huckabee tweets while Dems debate whether Black Lives Matter

By Sophia Tesfaye

Senior Politics Editor

Published October 14, 2015 2:17AM (EDT)

Not to be outdone by Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee is also live-tweeting the Democratic presidential debate because what Twitter needs right now is another troll.

"Racism exists because we have a sin problem in America, not a skin problem," the long shot Republican presidential hopeful wisely opined during Hillary Clinton's response to a CNN viewer's question, "do black lives matter or all lives matter":

Minutes after lamenting racism, Huckabee tweeted something pretty...racist:


By Sophia Tesfaye

Sophia Tesfaye is Salon's senior editor for news and politics, and resides in Washington, D.C. You can find her on Twitter at @SophiaTesfaye.

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