Investigators search for evidence at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Va., where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) (Alex Wong/Getty Images)A Nebraska Democratic official has been removed Thursday from his chairman post after recordings emerged in which he said he was glad that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) Update on the condition of Majority Whip Steve Scalise, courtesy of @MedStarWHC: pic.twitter.com/hKClrLtUBI — Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) June 23, 2017Scalise’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In the recording, Montag was speaking with Nebraska Democratic Party Black Caucus chair Chelsey Gentry-Tipton, who has been embroiled in her own controversial comments about Scalise. Y is this so funny tho?”The Nebraska Republican Party called Montag and Gentry-Tipton’s comments “completely reprehensible and disappointing,” according to the Associated Press.

Source: Washington Post June 23, 2017 21:29 UTC