If you’ve read about Rep. Byron Donalds (R, Fla.) over the past week, you’ve likely been led to believe that he argued that life was better for black Americans during the Jim Crow-era of racial segregation.
That’s how several outlets and Democrat politicians have framed his comments from the “Congress, Cognac, and Cigars” event in Philadelphia earlier this week.
“Trump VP Contender Suggests Jim Crow Era Was Better For Black Families Than Now,” says a headline from Mediaite.
The Biden-Harris HQ X account ran with the same phrasing: “Trump VP contender Byron Donalds claims life was better for Black Americans “during Jim Crow.”House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the top Democrat in the chamber, amplified the narrative on Wednesday with several posts:”It has come to my attention that a so-called leader has made the factually inaccurate statement that Black folks were better off during Jim Crow. That’s an outlandish, outrageous […]
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