Byron Donalds shares video, explains context of widely criticized 'Jim Crow' remarks
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds shared a lengthier video providing more context on controversial remarks widely criticized as nostalgia for the Jim Crow era.
“I was talking about Black families, conservative mindsets, and conservative voting,” Donalds wrote in a social media post. “Receipts are a beautiful thing! And don’t clip my words to keep lying.”
Also in the post was roughly a two-minute video of Donalds speaking at a “Congress, Cognac and Cigars” event organized by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign at The Cigar Code in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on the event, quoting Donalds’ remarks about Black Americans before the civil rights movement.
A nearly two-minute video pro...
