[alexander_busek]

"It’s hard for me not to look at you and not see my mom. Not to see my cousins, one of them who had to come here and sit behind you. She had to have your back. I see my ancestors and yours,” Booker said. “But don’t worry, my sister. Don’t worry. God has got you. And how do I know that? You’re here, and I know what it’s taken for you to sit in that seat."

Tribalism on full display!

Regards,

[fieldmarshaldj]

I’m sure he felt that same way about Janice Rogers Brown and Clarence Thomas.

[heartwood]

Exactly the word I was looking for, tribalism.