White Elevators Spotted At The Republican National Convention

White Elevators Spotted At The Republican National Convention

How tone deaf is the GOP party? According to The Root reports:

A a truly inexplicable move—especially given the issues Republicans have had with so-called minorities this election cycle— a sign was posted with the words “White Elevators,” pointing to an elevator bank at the Republican National Convention site in Cleveland this weekend.

A quick Wall Street Journal reporter spotted the signs and posted a photo on Twitter on Saturday, and many couldn’t help but see the banner as harkening back to a time of overt (and legal) segregation in the United States.

The Daily News reports that Byron Tau first spotted the sign, and said RNC staffers were replacing it at Quicken Loans Arena “for obvious reasons.”

The site also reports that it remains unclear who vetted the sign or why it was hung in the first place. Neither RNC organizers nor Trump’s campaign responded to its request for further comment.

https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/754357522207604737/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Are you really shocked?!