Republican State Senator Yells at Native American Candidate to 'Go Back to Where You Came From!' [View all]

Dan Foreman, a retired USAF Colonel and former police officer, has previously landed in the news for unruly behavior. In a viral video in 2017 taken from police body camera footage at the Latah County Fair, he shouted at a constituent, calling him a "son of a b----" and telling him to "go to hell." (image via Idaho Republican Party).

Far-right Idaho state Sen. Dan Foreman got into a heated argument with a Native American candidate during a forum this week that culminated with him shouting at her to "go back to where you came from!"

Trish Carter-Goodheart, a member of the Nez Perce tribe and candidate for House Seat A, said in a statement that the incident occurred at a "meet the candidates" gathering.

The dispute began when Foreman categorically proclaimed discrimination did not exist in Idaho. Carter-Goodheart took issue with this, pointing out that there is an extensive and painful history of white supremacist organizations in northern Idaho. The state GOP has on multiple occasions had to fight off takeovers by those white supremacist groups.

“Just because someone hasn’t personally experienced discrimination, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Racism and discrimination are real issues here in Idaho, as anyone familiar with our state’s history knows,” she explained in a statement issued after the forum.

“I highlighted our weak hate crime laws and mentioned the presence of the Aryan Nations in northern Idaho as undeniable evidence of this reality.”

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there are 25 active hate groups in Idaho.

In response to Carter-Goodheart's words at the forum, Foreman "stood up and angrily interjected, using an expletive to criticize what he cast as the liberal bent of the response."

Foreman then told her she should "go back to where you came from," before storming away. Carter-Goodheart's Republican candidate, incumbent Rep. Lori McCann, was among the attendees who corroborated the incident.



Dan Foreman retired from the USAF as a Colonel after 30 years. US military personnel had to salute him. He then served as a police officer in the Moscow (Idaho) PD, making you wonder what kind of policeman this Republican was. Worse, this man has seven children and 20 grandchildren. What kind of family values has he enriched his clan with? Oof!

Sources:

https://www.rawstory.com/dan-foreman/

https://www.splcenter.org/states/idaho