I’m sure that Paul Ryan isn’t responsible for hiring Capitol Hill interns, but this selfie, posted to his Instagram account, should have been an enormous red flag for him.
Is there a single person of color in this photo?
Reportedly, there is one, but I have yet to find him or her.
As Speaker of the House, Ryan might actually have some say over how the process that Capitol Hill interns are selected, but even if he doesn’t want to involve himself in that process, he should at least have enough savvy to know that this photo – chock full of smiling, privileged white folk – does not belong on his Instagram feed unless he wants to appear like he’s living in a tone-deaf bubble of whiteness.
