No, because it was accurate IMO.
Was it? She was asking about his Republican colleagues, then he said that and segued into talking about the Republican base.
At best, he did not answer the question that was asked. At worst, it was a very backhanded way to imply there are people in Congress who think non-whites are inferior to whites and/or do not deserve to have the same rights.
How would you react if Greta Van Susteren asked Louie Gohmert if he thought the Democrats in Congress were socialists and he responded, "Not all of them are,"?
He'd be right because one of them is