Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren apologizes for calling Rep. Joe Kennedy III a 'nasty little ginger,' worse

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published 1 February 2018

Some people who watched Rep. Joe Kennedy III's (Mass.) official Democratic response to President Trump's first State of the Union address fixated on his unusually moist, apparently over-Chapsticked lips, while others focused on Kennedy's call for a better America than Trump's America. Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren was distracted by Kennedy's red hair. "Just listen to this nasty little ginger," she said in one video she posted to Instagram.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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