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Former state Rep. Mike Pitts made anti-immigrant and racially charged remarks seemingly at odds with

Updated: May 2, 2023

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He Defended the Confederate Flag and Insulted Immigrants. Now He’s a Judge.

The former state House member had made a name for himself in Columbia as a staunch defender of the Confederate flag, and on Facebook he has penned anti-immigration screeds and used racially charged language. In May, for example, he posted a photo of New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, an African American Democrat running for president. His caption: “Cory Booker alway [sic] looks like he just hit crack real hard.”

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