保守派称该参议员的社交媒体帖子违反民权法，但法律指导意见却称并非如此
2026年10月14日 美国东部时间中午12:48 / 福克斯新闻
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一名民主党参议员因在社交媒体上有争议的帖子鼓励少数群体成员申请其办公室的职位，而面临种族和性别歧视指控。
“我正在为马萨诸塞州波士顿办公室招聘2027年春季学期的积极主动、热忱的实习生。欢迎有马萨诸塞州关联的非裔、拉丁裔、原住民群体（BIPOC）、 LGBTQ+群体、工人阶级、退伍军人及其他代表性不足群体的候选人申请，”马萨诸塞州民主党参议员埃德·马基周二在X平台上发帖称。
“白人男性可以申请吗，参议员？”得克萨斯州共和党众议员布兰登·吉尔周二在X平台上回呛道。
为某蓝州穆斯林委员会倡议提供的多元化、公平性和包容性招聘举措，与特朗普的反觉醒议程背道而驰
美国众议院议员布兰登·吉尔（R-德克萨斯州）于2025年3月26日在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦举行的众议院监督与改革委员会听证会上旁听。(Getty Images)
保守派在X平台上对该帖子愤怒爆发，一些人甚至声称该参议员的招聘公告是非法的。
“一名美国参议员居然能在推特上公然违反民权法，这太离谱了，”保守派活动家克里斯·鲁弗写道。
“这显然是违法的，”播客主持人、白宫副幕僚长斯蒂芬·米勒的妻子凯蒂·米勒写道。
纽约时报因涉嫌“与多元化、公平性和包容性相关”的就业歧视被联邦政府起诉
作为两名候选人中更进步的一位，参议员埃德·马基获得了参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦和众议员阿扬娜·普雷斯利的支持。(杰马尔·康蒂西/Getty Images for MoveOn Civic Action)
美国平等就业机会委员会此前的指导意见曾表明，鼓励特定背景的申请人求职并不一定违反联邦反歧视法。但该机构同时警告称，基于种族、性别或其他受保护特征表达偏好的招聘广告可能是非法的。
《国会问责法》也将联邦职场反歧视保护措施适用于国会办公室。
马基参议院官网发布的实际招聘公告并未禁止白人申请，尽管吉尔和其他人质疑是否有特定申请人受到了优待。
其他保守派没有直接指责马基违法，但仍将其招聘做法描述为不公。
“你会注意到，从来没有‘我辞去参议院席位，因为白人男性权力过大’或者‘我捐出我的房子以缩小种族贫富差距’这样的言论，”网络评论员伯纳德·斯坦福写道。“那至少是个人决定。但不——牺牲白人男性的负担总是强加给别人。”
80岁参议员面临年轻挑战者，民主党人的代际之争爆发
小企业管理局局长凯莉·洛夫勒周二在埃德·马基指责SBA在总部悬挂“基督教民族主义”旗帜以纪念国旗日后，对其进行了回击。(Getty Images)
“民主党人会写出这样的东西，然后又纳闷为什么年轻的白人直男大批抛弃他们的政党，”记者科里·沃克说道。
“这令人不安，尤其是来自参议院小企业委员会 ranking member（排名靠前成员/ ranking member通常指少数党在委员会中的首席代表）的人，”小企业管理局局长凯莉·洛夫勒在她的X账号上发帖称。“从第一天起我们就说过：政客们需要停止挑选赢家和输家——停止将每一个政府项目都变成多元化、公平性和包容性的骗局。美国的创业者靠实力竞争，而非身份认同。对于任何受托制定我国小企业政策的人来说，这一原则应该是不容谈判的。”
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Dem senator’s hiring announcement sparks GOP eruption over who is encouraged to apply: ‘Blatantly illegal’
Conservatives say the senator’s social media post violates civil rights law, but legal guidance suggests otherwise
October 14, 2026 12:48pm EDT / Fox News
By Robert Schmad
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A Democratic senator is facing accusations of racial and sexual discrimination over a controversial social media post encouraging members of minority groups to apply for a role in his office.
“I’m hiring motivated and eager interns for the Spring 2027 semester in my Boston office. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working class, veterans and other underrepresented candidates with Massachusetts ties are encouraged to apply,” Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., posted to X on Tuesday.
“Are white men allowed to apply, Senator?” Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, shot back on X Tuesday.
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U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) looks on during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Getty Images)
Conservatives on X erupted with anger over the post, with some going as far as to claim the senator’s job posting was illegal.
“Crazy that a United States Senator can openly violate civil rights law on Twitter,” conservative activist Chris Rufo wrote.
“This is blatantly illegal,” Katie Miller, podcaster and wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, wrote.
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Sen. Ed Markey, the more progressive of the two candidates, has the backing of Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley.(Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn Civic Action)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has stated in past guidance that encouraging applicants from certain backgrounds to apply for a job does not necessarily violate federal discrimination law. However, the agency also warns that job advertisements expressing preferences based on race, sex or other protected characteristics may be unlawful.
The Congressional Accountability Act also applies federal workplace discrimination protections to congressional offices.
The actual job posting on Markey’s Senate website does not bar White people from applying, despite questions raised by Gill and others about whether certain applicants were being favored.
Other conservatives stopped short of accusing Markey of breaking the law, but characterized his hiring practices as unjust nonetheless.
“You’ll notice it’s never ‘I’m resigning my Senate seat because white men have too much power’ or ‘I’m donating my house to reduce the racial wealth gap,’” online commentator Bernard Stanford wrote. “That would at least be a personal decision. But no — the white male sacrificial burden is always foisted upon someone else.”
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SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler hit back at Democratic Sen. Ed Markey on Tuesday after he accused the SBA of raising a “Christian nationalist” flag over its headquarters to honor Flag Day.(Getty Images)
“Democrats will write stuff like this and then wonder why young white straight men have rejected their party in droves,” journalist Corey Walker said.
“This is disturbing, especially from the Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee,” Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler posted to her X account. “From day one we’ve said it: politicians need to stop picking winners and losers — and stop turning every government program into a DEI grift. America’s entrepreneurs compete on merit, not identity. That principle should be nonnegotiable for anyone entrusted with shaping our nation’s small business policy.”
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