Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), a close ally and potential vice-presidential contender for Donald Trump, sparked controversy by suggesting in Philadelphia that Black families were better off during the Jim Crow era than they are today under President Joe Biden. Speaking at a Trump event on Tuesday, Donalds remarked that 'during Jim Crow, the Black family was together,' implying that life for Black Americans was better during the period of racial segregation. His comments have drawn significant backlash and criticism, with some calling it an 'ignorant observation.'
PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) suggested that Black families were better off during an era of racial segregation in America than they are today under President Joe Biden. @politico #FL19 https://t.co/kqrzacbGSc https://t.co/Ly2btHtsZ6
PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Byron Donalds(R-Fla.) suggested that Black families were better off during an era of racial segregation in America than they are today under President Joe Biden. @politico #FL19 https://t.co/kqrzacbGSc https://t.co/YoI5j6B5Gs
“You see, during Jim Crow, the Black family was together.” – Black Republican Byron Donalds, speaking at a Trump event on Tuesday https://t.co/xVRth8JTgA
Rep. Byron Donalds made the ignorant observation that Black people were better off under Jim Crow. Fact check. https://t.co/YAiOeaVzPD
Dumb MAGA jackass Byron Donalds is trying to imply that life was better for black people under Jim Crow. These people are fucking crazy. https://t.co/TFO9rXo2k7
WOW. Trump veep contender and close ally Byron Donalds says life was better for Black Americans under Jim Crow. https://t.co/Z7HJzgxuCK