“Democrats are so casually racist ... it ends up being insulting to African American women.”
— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) defends previous claim that “If you’re a white man, tough luck,” in reference to President Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to SCOTUS.
.@AdamSchefter reports Brian Flores, fired last month as Miami Dolphins head coach, has brought a class action lawsuit against NFL and multiple teams for “racism in hiring.”
“There are texts from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick that are being used as evidence …”
Tom Brady on reports of his retirement: "People want to be in front of the news often, and I totally understand that ... Literally it's day to day with me."
"When I know, I'll know, and when I don't know, I don't know, and I'm not going to race to some conclusion about that."
— Tom Brady on whether he will retire this off-season
"Day to day" turned out to be the next morning. Tom Brady officially retires from the NFL:
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo won’t apologize for refusing to wear a mask around a state senator with a serious medical condition.
“Florida Senate Democrats … are going abstain, walk out, and come back when we have more business to attend to.”
— FL State Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book (D) announces Democrat walkout after stonewalling by FL Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo at his confirmation hearing.
Following Florida Senate Democrats’ walkout, FL Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is unanimously confirmed by the remaining Republicans.