House Democrats Troll Speaker Ryan for Instagram Post

ByBEN SIEGEL ABCNews logo
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan tells reporters it looks like Hillary Clinton got preferential treatment from the FBI in its investigation of the former secretary of state's use of a private email server for government business, July 6, 2016.
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Democrats on Capitol Hill have responded to an Instagram photo from House Speaker Paul Ryan that raised questions about diversity on Capitol Hill.

Over the weekend, the Wisconsin Republican posted a selfie with Republican summer interns to his Instagram page.

Critics have noted that virtually all of the interns visible in the photo appear to be white.

A number of Democrats have responded on social media with a photo of Democrats' summer interns:

Ryan's office did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment on reactions to the photo. The House Democratic caucus and House GOP conference did not return requests for information about intern diversity in House offices.

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