Scott on Critics Who Blamed the Baltimore Bridge Collapse on Md.’s DEI Policies: I Know How Racism Goes in This Country

O KEEFE This was ░░░░░░░░ tragic accident But it ░░░░░░░░ these days when something ░░░░░░░░ this happens in this ░░░░░░░░ there are always conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ thrown around And in ░░░░░░░░ case of this accident ░░░░░░░░ downright nasty things said ░░░░░░░░ you online this week ░░░░░░░░ ve got to ask ░░░░░░░░ one of the wilder ░░░░░░░░ is some conservative critics ░░░░░░░░ the bridge collapse on ░░░░░░░░ equity and inclusion policies ░░░░░░░░ Maryland Diversity equity inclusion ░░░░░░░░ known as DEI to ░░░░░░░░ lot of people They ░░░░░░░░ you some critics did ░░░░░░░░ DEI mayor What did ░░░░░░░░ make of that when ░░░░░░░░ heard it Scott Well ░░░░░░░░ I ve said already ░░░░░░░░ week we know listen ░░░░░░░░ am a young black ░░░░░░░░ and young black mayor ░░░░░░░░ this country we know ░░░░░░░░ there are a lot ░░░░░░░░ racists and folks who ░░░░░░░░ t think I should ░░░░░░░░ in this job I ░░░░░░░░ that I ve been ░░░░░░░░ my whole life I ░░░░░░░░ how racists and racism ░░░░░░░░ in this country But ░░░░░░░░ focus is always going ░░░░░░░░ be on those people ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ out there that night ░░░░░░░░ answering questions about DEI ░░░░░░░░ m worried about the ░░░░░░░░ of life We know ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous that is Those ░░░░░░░░ are afraid as I ░░░░░░░░ this week to use ░░░░░░░░ n word This should ░░░░░░░░ be even in conversation ░░░░░░░░ have to remain focused ░░░░░░░░ the mission at hand ░░░░░░░░ continue from my vantage ░░░░░░░░ to prove those people ░░░░░░░░ about people that look ░░░░░░░░ me by doing my ░░░░░░░░ in the best way ░░░░░░░░ I can and ignoring ░░░░░░░░ noise of folks who ░░░░░░░░ want to be devices ░░░░░░░░ are afraid that their ░░░░░░░░ of life where people ░░░░░░░░ don t look like ░░░░░░░░ and think like them ░░░░░░░░ be in control can ░░░░░░░░ in power and actually ░░░░░░░░ better at the job.”