Rep. Allen West considers leaving Congressional Black Caucus after Carson remarks

The sole Republican member of the Congressional Black Caucus says he is considering leaving the group after reports of inflammatory remarks made by another member, Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.), about the tea party movement.

Rep. Allen West, a freshman Republican from Florida, said on "Fox and Friends" Wednesday morning that the comments by Carson – who charged at a town hall last week that tea-party supporters would like to see African Americans "hanging from a tree" – had caused him to think twice about belonging to the 43-member group.

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Gene Weingarten 31 Aug, 2011

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