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Former Senate Majority Leader
Thurmond Praise, Segregation Nostalgia
Trent Lott was Senate Majority Leader who resigned from leadership after praising Strom Thurmond's segregationist presidential campaign. He said if Thurmond had won," we wouldn't have had all these problems."He later became a lobbyist.
THURMOND PRAISE: Praised segregationist campaign
SEGREGATION NOSTALGIA: Said U.S. wouldn't have "problems"
CCC TIES: Spoke to white supremacist group
REVOLVING DOOR: Became lobbyist immediately
Praised Thurmond's segregationist campaign at 100th birthday
Fellow Southern conservative senator
2 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
October 9, 1941
Born in Mississippi
1989-2007
U.S. Senator
1996-2001
Senate Majority Leader
December 2002
Thurmond birthday comments
December 2002
Resigned leadership
2008
Became lobbyist