Attorney General Jeff Sessions insists he was joking years ago when he said, “I used to think [the KKK] were OK until I found out they smoked pot.” It’s not looking much like a gag today.

White House says transgender protections are a "states rights" issue https://t.co/vhUEhziAtI pic.twitter.com/B3jzLwKfHs — Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 23, 2017