Mark Halperin Apologizes for Ted Cruz Interview
"In no way was I asking Senator Cruz to “prove” he was an “authentic” Latino. "
In case you hadn’t heard, Bloomberg Politics’ Mark Halperin has been getting a lot of Internet flak for a Ted Cruz interview gone terribly wrong, in which the co-managing editor seemingly tests Cruz on his Cuban-ness.
Toward the end of the interview, Halperin began a line of questions that got super uncomfortable, and some even called “racist.”
“I wanna talk a little bit more about your Cuban heritage,” said Halperin. “And ask you in the following categories whether you have an affinity for or a connection to anything part of your Cuban past.
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