Erie City Co. president’s online post draws attention

A social media post from the president of Erie City Council had a lot of people talking Wednesday night.

“I don’t know if you guys know this, but there is literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” said comedian Tony Hinchcliffe.

Erie City Council president responds to comments made at Trump’s New York rally on Sunday

Erie City Council president and Puerto Rican Jasmine Flores said it was that comment Sunday at a Trump rally that led her to make this Facebook post .

It says:

“About 90% if not more of you red hat followers need to be honest with yourselves and acknowledge that WHITEHOOD you all own or were raised to own because of your SICK family history.

YOU ARE A RACIST and if your a person of color you need to stop hating yourself and find your roots because you are lost and your assimilation is showing and you are embarrassing the rest of us who have educated ourselves on the REAL AMERICANS HISTORY WITH ALL ITS BLOODSHED AND SLAUGHTER FOR BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE!!

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