GOP Senator’s ‘Real World’ Remark About People In Poverty Draws Backlash
Cristiana Gigina
Ohio Republican Jon Husted was slammed as "out of touch" and more. Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) faced backlash this week over comments he made about people living below the poverty line. “People living in poverty are just not very, um, experienced at navigating the real world, right?” Husted told Nic Dunn, host of the conservative podcast “ Defending Ideas ,” while arguing that federal benefits can become a “trap” and a disincentive to work. Husted claimed: “I remember talking to one young lady who
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