OMAHA – A group of Omaha pastors walked out of a meeting with Governor Ricketts concerning the protests held in Omaha the last few nights. One of the pastors took to Facebook to chronicle why the pastors decided to walk out. The pastor stated, “Pete Ricketts said, 'The problem I have with you people.' Did you hear what I just said? 'The problem I have with you people.' Ladies and gentlemen, I walked out of the Police Chief's office. I walked out on Gov. Pete Ricketts as he said — he called us 'you people.’”

The Governor stated that he chose his words poorly and that he apologized after it became apparent that his diction caused offense. Preston Love Jr. of Black Votes Matter said that the Governor apologized immediately and probably meant “you guys” instead of “you people.” After a release of an leaked audio recording of the meeting shows Ricketts did not use the specific term "you people" during a heated exchange. Instead, the Governor used the phrase, “you guys.”

Nonetheless, the Governor said, “But the point being that I said, you know, 'you guys.' That was not the sensitive way to be able to say it. That was the wrong way to say it.” Ricketts said Pastor Tony Sanders took him aside after the conversation and told him what he said was a trigger for African Americans.

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