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Graham Questions NAACP President on Republicans’ Low Ratings with Organization

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 18, 2017 at 5:01pm

By Thomas McKinless

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As race relations in the U.S. continue to make headlines, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham took the opportunity Wednesday to question NAACP President Cornell Brooks on a scorecard the organization uses to rate lawmakers. Brooks was a witness at the confirmation hearing for Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to be attorney general.

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