A Democratic congressman is under fire for a fundraising email that equates the Tea Party to the Ku Klux Klan. Florida Rep. Alan Grayson’s reelection campaign sent out an email that shows Klan members burning a cross that serves as the ‘T’ in Tea Party, with the caption “Now You Know What the ‘T’ Stands For.”

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The National Republican Congressional Committee is asking Rep. Grayson and House Democrats to pull the email and reject any money it raises as a result of its effort. The congressman doubled down on the KKK reference in a statement to Fox News.

According to FoxNews.com, Grayson cited a litany of examples where the "Tea Party" attacked President Obama by citing his race, including the recurring claims that he is a Kenyan and Muslim "despite all evidence."

Grayson said, "One could go on and on, because there is overwhelming evidence that the Tea Party is the home of bigotry and discrimination in America today, just as the KKK was for an earlier generation. If the shoe fits, wear it."

Lt. Col. Allen West (Ret.), a former Florida Republican congressman and Fox News contributor, expressed his outrage over the email on tonight’s Kelly File. Not mincing his words, West charged, “This is despicable, this is demeaning, this is disgusting.”

He wondered why the NAACP, Civil Rights leaders and the Congressional Black Caucus haven’t spoken out against Grayson. “The Democrat Party that created the Ku Klux Klan and also created that symbol of the burning cross is obviously still proud to have that symbol being displayed.”

West called for President Obama to reprimand and censor Grayson. “I think the big difference is that the president does not share that same experience that young men, such as myself, and women have seen and understand what the Ku Klux Klan represents in this country, especially if you grew up down South.”

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