5 Reactions: Mike Huckabee Called 'Racist' for Immigrant Gang Photo, Joke About Nancy Pelosi

4. Ted Lieu

U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, D-Calif., admonished Huckabee for his tweet, and suggested such an attitude is one of the reasons why the Democrats will be making gains in the midterm elections.

"Dear Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee): I am a Vice Chair of the Campaign Committee to take back the House. It's going swell & Dems are way up in the polls," Lieu tweeted.

"Also, I served on active duty to defend bigots like you that engage in raging, hateful, racist speech. In Christ, Ted," he added.

Lieu, a Colonel in the Reserves, was referring to his experience as a former active duty officer in the U.S. Air Force.