Nnamdi Egwuonwu is a 2024 NBC News campaign embed.
FAIRBURN, Ga. — As Reps. Wesley Hunt of Texas and Byron Donalds of Florida began the latest iteration of their “Congress, cognac and cigars” event aimed at bringing more Black men into the GOP fold here just outside of Atlanta, the two Donald Trump allies set their intentions for the conversation. “All we want is for you to hear us out,” Hunt said, maintaining that the audience did not have to agree with everything they said and would have the opportunity to voice their own opinions.
“We’re in the middle of a presidential election, let’s call it what it is, yes, I’m on the shortlist for the vice presidency,” Donalds said. “The reason why my comments were taken that way is because the Joe Biden campaign, which has no answer for what’s actually hurting Black Americans today, they wanted to take my words and twist my words to say I wanted Jim Crow to return. That’s crazy talk, I don’t want that.” The response did little to quell the palpable frustration among some attendees.
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