At today's House DOGE Committee hearing, Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) questioned Democrats' witness Diane Yentel, President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of Nonprofits.
00:00Thank you Madam Chair for holding this hearing. I'd like to begin with Ms. Yentl. You've written a lot about anti-racism and white fragility and things like that. Do you believe that President Trump is a racist?
00:13I don't believe that's relevant to this hearing.
00:16Do you believe that he is?
00:17I'm not here to discuss my personal beliefs. I'm here to speak about the important work that nonprofits do across the country.
00:21You've tweeted that he's a vile, despicable racist. Do you believe that much of his housing policy was racist during his first term?
00:29I'm here to talk about the vital work that nonprofit organizations do throughout our country and in your district.
00:35You've tweeted that it's explicitly racist and deeply harmful. Is that right?
00:39I don't have the tweet in front of me.
00:41I've got it right here. You did tweet that. You tweeted that on September 25th, 2020. You said it's explicitly racist and deeply harmful.
00:49Do you know who President Trump's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was during his first term?
00:55Yes.
00:56Who is it? Who was it?
00:57It was Secretary Carson.
00:58Is Ben Carson. Do you believe that Ben Carson is racist or a white supremacist?
01:02With all due respect, sir, I am not here to talk about former HUD secretaries. I'm here to talk about the essential work that nonprofits do in your district and throughout the country.
01:12Okay. We can move on then if you won't answer the question. Are you a racist?
01:17With all due respect, sir, I'm here to talk about the essential work that nonprofits do throughout the country.
01:22Excuse me. That's a very simple question. Yes or no question. Are you a racist?
01:26I'm not a racist. I'm not a racist.
01:28You're not a racist. Particularly interesting because according to one of your affiliate charities under your nonprofit umbrella, denial of racism constitutes covert white supremacy.
01:41Are you a covert white supremacy? Are you a covert white supremacist?
01:44Sir, I'm here to talk about the essential work that nonprofits do in your district?
01:48Are you a covert white supremacist? Can I talk about the work that nonprofits do in your district?
01:52No, I'm asking you if you're a covert white supremacist, which according to one of your own organizations, again, denial of racism constitutes covert white supremacy.
02:01Would you like to answer the question? I'm sorry. I don't know what the question is.
02:06So you refuse to answer whether you are a covert white supremacist?
02:11I am here to talk about the essential work that nonprofits do. If you'd like to ask me a question about nonprofits in your district or throughout the country.
02:17I am utterly dumbfounded. You are on record right now and you will not say that you are not a covert white supremacist?
02:23I don't have a definition in front of me. I haven't looked at the definition. I'm not going to answer a question about my personal views.
02:33I'm here to talk about the work of nonprofit organizations.
02:35No, I want to give you one more chance to do this. Are you a covert white supremacist?
02:41Why are we so off track from the topic of this year?
02:43No, I'm asking you a very straightforward question.
02:47I've heard your question. Thank you, sir.
02:48And you're not going to answer whether you are a covert white supremacist?
02:51I would like to answer questions about the work of nonprofit organizations.
02:55This is powerful. That is really, really astounding.
02:58I can answer very directly that I am not a covert white supremacist.
03:02And I imagine all of my colleagues can as well.
03:05I think you ought to reevaluate what you're doing in the nonprofit sector.
03:10If you can't answer that in a straightforward way, that is astounding.
03:15Let me ask you another question.
03:16Do you believe that it's appropriate to host and promote LGBTQ plus meetups for nine-year-olds?
03:23I am here to support the vital work of nonprofits.
03:26And I will say to oppose the federal government targeting groups with views that are different from its own.
03:30My question is, do you believe it's appropriate to host and promote LGBTQ plus meetups for nine-year-olds?
03:38I believe that the federal government should not target organizations that have views different from its own.
03:44That is wrong whatever party is in control, whatever administration is in control, to use federal power.
03:52I think a lot of this is wrong.
03:52Do you think that it's appropriate for young children to use gender transition paraphernalia?
03:57Because one of your affiliated nonprofit organizations gives bras, binders, breast forms, nipples.
04:06I'm not even going to repeat this because it's so disgusting for children of all ages.
04:11The gentleman is preaching decorum and attacking the witness.
04:14I'm not attacking the witness.
04:16I'm simply asking a straightforward question.
04:19Mr. Gill, I'll be extending your time.
04:21You've been interrupted.
04:24Do you believe that art exploration camps for transgender and gender diverse youth of the age of 11 is normal?
04:32We support the vital work of nonprofit organizations and oppose the federal government.
04:37Opposing and targeting organizations.
04:37So you refuse to answer any of these questions.
04:40You refuse to even answer the question of whether you are a covert white supremacist.
04:46I'm not here to answer questions about my personal views or my personal stance.
04:50Is that because you don't want to disclose whether you're a covert white supremacist?
04:53I'm here to talk about the essential work that nonprofits do.
04:55I'm giving you a chance to tell the world that you are not a covert white supremacist.
05:00Will you do that?
05:00Yes, I'll pass on your chance.
05:02You'll pass on that.
05:02Thank you, sir.
05:03That is astounding.
05:05That is really astounding.
05:08You're a radical far-left activist, and you're masquerading as somebody promoting non-profit,
05:15non-partisan institutions, and you will not even tell this committee that you are not a covert white supremacist.
