Dem posts photo of racially diverse interns after Ryan selfie controversy

Democrats on Wednesday responded to a selfie taken by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) with the latest batch of Republican Capitol Hill interns that was widely criticized for its lack of diversity.
{mosads}Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) tweeted out a photo of her party’s racially diverse 2016 interns, organized and taken by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) and her staff.
The Democratic Interns on Capitol Hill 2016 #DemInternSelfie pic.twitter.com/ZzUMl4hKoc
— Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) July 20, 2016
The Instagram post from Ryan earlier this week quickly earned the ire of both lawmakers and voters, with many calling attention to the overwhelming number of white faces in the photo.
“[Speaker Ryan], in this day & age, there’s no excuse for not having diverse staff & interns,” tweeted Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.).
House Democratic Conference Chairman Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) also tweeted a photo of his own diverse group of interns, thanking them for their hard work.
Thank you to all my hardworking #CapitolHill interns! We had a great group this summer. #BecerraSelfie pic.twitter.com/VEJIiL3UtJ
— Xavier Becerra (@RepBecerra) July 18, 2016
Others on Twitter were less subtle in their condemnation of Ryan:
And the award for the least diverse selfie in history goes to @SpeakerRyan pic.twitter.com/c0QPIx4mcJ
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) July 17, 2016
Oh my God the #GOP is so white I went snowblind! #PaulRyan sets a record for most racially clueless Instagram photo. pic.twitter.com/3W4tIIBtE1
— Thain (@irwintj108) July 17, 2016
#PaulRyan proudly posts a selfie with the Capitol interns. The sea of white faces is shameful, and he’s clueless. pic.twitter.com/N3iyo9A81f
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) July 17, 2016
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