Bullet points of Montana GOP Candidate Tim Sheehy Caught on Audio Talking About  “Drunk Indians at 8 a.m.”

Bullet points of Montana GOP Candidate Tim Sheehy Caught on Audio Talking About  “Drunk Indians at 8 a.m.”
- Montana GOP senatorial candidate Tim Sheehy made racist and disparaging comments about Native Americans in an audio clip recorded at a fundraiser on November 6, 2023.
- Sheehy bragged about roping and branding with members of the Crow Nation, saying 'it's a great way to bond with the Indians while they're drunk at 8:00 a.m.'
- He also mimicked Crow tribal members calling him 'white boy' and throwing Coors beer cans at his head when he misses a double-heel shot at their rodeo.
- Sheehy is in a tight race against three-term U.S. Sen. Tester (D-MT), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
- There are eight federally recognized tribes and seven Indian reservations in Montana, with 74,130 Native Americans of voting age in the state.
- Sheehy's comments were published in an article by Char-Koota News, the official news publication of the Flathead Indian Reservation.
- The Native American community has been vocal about the importance of voting, with Native News Online urging readers to sign up for their reporting sent straight to their inbox every weekday morning.
- Sheehy's campaign has not responded to requests for comment on the matter.