Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) said on Sunday that he is brushing off the “DEI mayor” labels that began circulating after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse last week.
Shortly after the collapse of the bridge in Baltimore, social media posts circulated that attributed the incident to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In turn, some called Scott, who is Black, the “DEI mayor.”
Asked on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” about the labels, Scott said, ” Listen, I am a young black man and young black mayor in this country. We know that there are a lot of…