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The Oklahoma senator later backed down from attempts to continue the challenge after a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were meeting to certify President Biden s electoral win.
Lankford later wrote a letter apologizing to Black constituents, saying he didn’t realize the attempt would cast doubt “on the validity of votes coming out of predominantly Black communities.”
In a letter addressed to “My friends in North Tulsa” obtained by Tulsa World, Lankford acknowledged that his actions “caused a firestorm of suspicion among many of my friends, particularly in Black communities around the state. I was completely blindsided, but I also found a blind spot.”
By - Associated Press - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Commission will allow U.S. Sen. James Lankford to remain on the board, even after several members called for his resignation because of objections he lodged concerning the 2020 presidential election.
In a statement Monday, the commission said it “believes deeply in racial reconciliation and inter-generational healing” and their decision to allow Lankford to stay is their inherent duty to show partners the way, Tulsa World reported.
“For those reasons, we choose not to request Senator Lankford’s removal from the Centennial Commission, but instead, accept his apology and embrace his desire to reaffirm his commitment to help bring vital resources and opportunities to the Greenwood District, Black Tulsans and Black Americans from coast to coast,” according to the statement.