Democrat Who Belongs to a Racist Country Club Attacks DHS Over 'White Supremacy'

Townhall ^ | 08/02/2026 | Amy Curtis

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There are a lot of tone deaf Democrats out there, but Sheldon Whitehouse is near the top of that list. He belongs to a country club that does not allow minorities as members, and refuses to give up his membership. Meanwhile, he has no problem pointing his finger at everyone else and accusing them of being racist or white supremacists.

He's doing it again with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and accusing the agency of using "white supremacist materials" to recruit ICE agents.

"At the beginning of the year, we began to get information that ICE recruitment materials were heavy on right-wing, white supremacist stuff. Songs, imagery, language associated with the white supremacist movement, even back to Nazi times," Whitehouse said. "So I wrote this letter on February 23 to Secretary Noem saying please explain what's going on with your recruitment, who's doing it, and why is this imagery in there. Well, we never got an answer."

"So Secretary Mullin then took over, and I sent him a polite reminder letter April 1, saying here's the letter I sent to Secretary Noem, she's gone now, this should be in somebody's inbox," he continued. "I attached the letter and said would you be good enough to explain to me about ICE's recruitment tactics and why all this weird right-wing, white supremacist stuff seems to be in the recruitment materials."

"Well, I didn't get answer so I tried again on June 10," Whitehouse added. "And most recently, July 29."

His letter went unanswered because the claims are baseless. As Republicans proved during hearings with the head of the Smithsonian, the Left defines politeness, punctuality, hard work, and other civil behavior as "white supremacy."

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: countryclub; sheldonwhitehouse

[DFG]

Sheldon Whitehouse's family's has long-standing ties to Bailey's Beach Club (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport, Rhode Island, an exclusive private club accused over the years of having an all-white membership.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-whitehouse-defends-membership-private-beach-club-s-allegedly-all-n1271723

[neverevergiveup]

Sheldon Whitehouse?? With a name like that I wouldn't be accusing people of ‘white supremacy’. How many Sheldons do you know? It's a bit like ‘how many Thurston Howell's do you know?’.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

He should change his name to Ladero Casablanca.

[Liz]

Republicans proved during the Smithsonian hearings, the Left defines
politeness, punctuality, hard work, and other civil behavior as “white supremacy.”

[AppyPappy]

He should change it to Beto WhiteHorse

[sauropod]

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[Liz]

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse faced ethics complaints regarding legislation he voted for, which gave federal grants to his wife, Sandra Whitehouse, via her job as a senior policy advisor and consultant (through her firm Ocean Wonks LLC) for the Ocean Conservancy.

In February 2025, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed an ethics complaint alleging a conflict of interest.

The complaint claims Sen. Whitehouse voted for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and federal appropriations, which led to the Ocean Conservancy receiving roughly $6.9 million in federal grants in late 2024.

Senator Whitehouse's office has dismissed the allegations as politically motivated smears, and the Ocean Conservancy has stated that the accusations have already been debunked. A similar past complaint regarding the senator's legislative activity and his wife's environmental work was previously dismissed by the Senate Ethics Committee.

You can read the full report on the ethics complaint filed against the senator from the non-partisan watchdog via the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) or review the Ocean Conservancy Dismissal Letter for the organization's official stance.

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19th century railroad money. Surprising it lasted this long.