Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Dave McCormick, on Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Saturday, ripped his opponent, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), for his constituent letter expressing openness to changing Columbus Day to “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”
In his letter, Casey was critical of Columbus Day, highlighted a piece of legislation that would change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day, and said he would keep the constituents’ “views in mind” should the bill ever come up for a vote.
Breitbart News Saturday host Matthew Boyle asked McCormick for his thoughts on the letter, which Breitbart News first reported.
“This guy is totally out of step with Pennsylvania, and he’s out of step with the kind of leadership we need,” McCormick said. “And this Columbus Day thing — just a perfect example; it’s, like, exactly what Casey does.”
“He leans…