 During the tirade, Parker accused his colleagues of racism.He followed up in a radio interview by accusing his Republican "enemies" of being white supremacists, but later apologized for the "white supremacists" accusation.In an April 2019 closed-door meeting of Senate Democrats, an argument between Parker and Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (D) occurred; Parker reportedly "ripped off his tie and threw it down in a rage".