Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who has spoken out about racism in America, is facing criticism for his affiliation with Bailey’s Beach Club in Newport, where membership is reportedly limited to White people.
When a reporter asked Whitehouse about his membership and if the club had changed its policy to allow people of color to become members, Whitehouse said he believed that change was yet to come.
During his first senatorial campaign in 2006, Whitehouse vowed to quit the club. Still a member in 2017, he told a reporter he would push the club for diversity.
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