Speaking to a crowd at New Hampshire on Thursday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggested that African Americans would rather collect food stamps than find employment.
“I will go to the NAACP convention, and tell the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of food stamps,” he said, according to Slate journalist Dave Weigel.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States. Gingrich has previously said he would address the organization if they invited him.
The statement comes after another Republican presidential candidate has faced scrutiny for his comments linking African Americans to welfare.
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