commentary came from coleman hughes, a writer on issues of race in america. >> reparations, by definition, are only given to victims. so the moment you give me reparations, you've made me into a victim without my consent. black americans have fought too long for the right to define themselves to be spoken for in such a condescending manner. >> thank you, mr. hughes. chill, chill. he was presumptive, but he has a right to speak. >> michael myers is a former national director of the aclu and a vehement opponent of reparations. michael, you heard democratic congressman steve cohen there, opposition like yours is presumptive. not sure that's grammatical. does he mean presumptuous? i'm not sure. what's your response. >> look, coleman hughes was too timid, too kind.