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ACU Spokesman Walters says RNC hired Steele 'because he's a black guy'

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At the Ronald Reagan Dinner at CPAC, ACU Communications Director Ian Walters said the RNC hired Michael Steele as chairman in 2009 "because he's a black guy."Feb.24.2018

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