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The NAACP hit back at Newt Gingrich's suggestion that he appear at the group's national conference to "explain to the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of food stamps," calling the GOP presidential hopeful's remarks "divisive" and "problematic."

"It is a shame that the former Speaker feels that these types of inaccurate, divisive statements are in any way helpful to our country,” said Benjamin Todd Jealous, president of the civil rights organization, in a statement. “The majority of people using food stamps are not African-American, and most people using food stamps have a job.”

Jealous went on to point out that Gingrich had declined offers to speak before the group when he served in Congress.

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