Democrat interns emphasise ethnic diversity after Paul Ryan's Republican 'all-white selfie'
Democratic Party interns have posted pictures highlighting the ethnic diversity among their ranks following a controversial group "selfie" taken by Paul Ryan.
The Republican speaker's picture showed more than 100 GOP interns - but just three non-white people.
"I think this sets a record for the most number of #CapitolHill interns in a single selfie. #SpeakerSelfie," he wrote.
Several pictures have since been posted of Democrat interns.
"In diversity, there is beauty and there is strength." -Maya Angelou #DemInternSelfie @HouseDemocrats
There is diversity on Capitol Hill ! #DemInternHillSelfie@Phil_Lewis_
My intern Audra Jackson led Democratic Interns in their own selfie 2day showing #DemInternDiversity #DemInternSelfie
Xavier Becerra, chairman of the House Democrats also posted an image that highlighted diversity among the party's interns.
“Thank you to all my hardworking #CapitolHill interns! We had a great group this summer.”
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Mr Ryan's picture went viral, sparking much ridicule on social media, with observers stating it was "whiter than the Oscars".
One comment on the Instagram post said: "The diversity is overwhelming. So much for representation."
"That picture of Paul Ryan with the GOP interns is so white that I had to put on sunglasses to look directly at it," another commenter wrote.
Along with the ridicule, Mr Ryan's picture raised questions about how Republican interns are recruited.
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