Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) blasted Chick-fil-A on Wednesday because the conservative restaurant hired a Black director of diversity.
During an interview with host Charlie Kirk, Bishop argued that Chick-fil-A should not have a diversity, equity, and inclusion director. He connected the controversy to a bill to raise the nation's debt ceiling.
"Be clear about your values, and having a DEI director or mission statement, I think, is inconsistent," Kirk told Bishop. "Congressman Dan Bishop, you're from the South, Congressman, really quick. What's your thoughts on the Chick-fil-A situation?"
"I totally agree with what you said," Bishop replied. "And I think the principle you just outlined probably has some applicability to the [debt ceiling] subject we're going to discuss."
Bishop insisted conservatives "cannot change or depart" from their ideology.
"In fact, that's where we've got to certainly stand up for the principle and the truth where the abhorrent conduct comes from a putative ally, someone we've relied on," he remarked. "It's very disappointing, but you cannot make it better by papering it over and letting it roll."
The lawmaker segued into a discussion of the nation's debt limit.
"So we're talking about the debt ceiling bill that is on the floor today," he said. "And I've been very out front and very critical of it and done everything I could to bring condemnation down upon it because it violates every principle that we should stand for."
Conservatives have moved to boycott Chick-fil-A for allegedly being too "woke" despite a history of defending the restaurant's Christian founders.
