Dem Rep. Joyce Beatty Blames 'White Supremacy Replacement Theorist' for Dallas Salon Shooting - Suspect is Black

The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) blamed White supremacy for last week's shooting at a Dallas Korean hair salon, but the suspect charged with carrying out the attack is Black

Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, made the claim at a Thursday press conference outside the Capitol that saw House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in attendance.

"On Monday, three people in a Korean-owned hair salon in Dallas were gunned by yet another White supremacy replacement theorist," Beatty said to the assembled crowd.

"We are sick of the pipeline from racist rhetoric to racist violence," Beatty continued.

In addition to botching the date of the shooting, Beatty got a key detail wrong about the "White supremacy replacement theorist" charged with attacking the Dallas salon: the suspect is Black.

From Charleston to Pittsburgh to El Paso to Atlanta to Buffalo to Dallas, we are seeing the pipeline from racist rhetoric to racist violence.

The "great replacement" theory is a hateful lie rooted in old school colorism and eugenics.

We must call it out at every opportunity. pic.twitter.com/XQEO38hV8B

— Rep. Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) May 19, 2022

When asked on #Velshi if Republicans oppose voting rights because the party is full of racists and white supremacists, Congressional Black Caucus Chair, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) answered, "Absolutely." pic.twitter.com/gsnR0x1U2m

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 28, 2021