Law enforcement officials in Florida have launched an investigation into whether security for Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), who is running to try to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), broke the law by shoving a man to the ground at a political event.
The investigation by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office centers around a video clip <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/547419-video-shows-val-demings-security-pushing-man-to-ground-outside-public-event/">obtained</a> by Florida Politics that shows two men pushing another man during a meet-and-greet event earlier this month. Security blocked the man from entering the public Harry T. &amp; Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park where the event was being held.
The report noted that the man appeared to be a video tracker, which is someone who follows around politicians and asks them tough questions.
“Security officials take potential threats and threatening behavior toward the Chief seriously,” Christian Slater, communications director for Demings campaign, said in a statement to the publication without providing any proof that the man was a threat. “In this instance the individual did not respond to multiple requests to leave and charged at security personnel in pursuit of Chief Demings’ approaching vehicle.”
&#8220;Democrats want to defund the police but holy cow if you film them in public they’ll have their private security pummel you,&#8221; reporter Matthew Foldi tweeted along with footage of the incident.
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Democrats want to defund the police but holy cow if you film them in public they’ll have their private security pummel you…ON CAMERA
Yikes from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FLSEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FLSEN</a> candidate <a href="https://twitter.com/valdemings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@valdemings</a> <a href="https://t.co/3OLFJbDoUl">pic.twitter.com/3OLFJbDoUl</a>
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&#8220;Holy crap!!&#8221; Steve Guest, special adviser to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), responded on Twitter. &#8220;Florida Democrat Val Demings’ private security team just beat the crap out of a tracker… and yes, it’s on video. What’s not on video: the vehicle Demings’ campaign claims was approaching.&#8221;
A second clip later emerged that appeared to have been taken after the man was shoved to the ground.
“In corrections I used to balance people like you off their head in the jail,” a security member tells the man who was pushed.
“Except for I don’t do bad things,&#8221; the man responded. &#8220;I’m not one of those people. I’m just doing my job. That’s it. I’ve been good to you guys.”
“Don’t touch me,&#8221; the security guard says. &#8220;Oh my god.”
“I’ve been so good, and y’all are just being ridiculous sometimes,&#8221; the man responded. &#8220;I just want to be even keel.”
“Let’s be even keel right now,&#8221; the security guard said. &#8220;So don’t take it personal, alright.”
“No I’m not,&#8221; the man responded. &#8220;Everything that just happened, we’re good.”
“Going forward don’t take it personal,&#8221; the security guard repeated.
“Take what personal?” the man asked.
“What’s going to happen to you,” the security guard answered.
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Here&#39;s the second part of the scuffle in which one of Val Demmings&#39; security guys tells a video tracker after shoving him to the ground &quot;In corrections, I used to bounce people like you off their head in the jail.” <a href="https://t.co/00fcY1Khbp">pic.twitter.com/00fcY1Khbp</a>
&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1559351256233246720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: Democrat Val Demings’ Security Allegedly Push Man On Ground, Police Launch Investigation

Florida

Val Demings

The Associated Press crafted an entire article around a mayor’s attacks against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) over his alleged inaction against the Omicron variant — without mentioning the article’s subject is married to a woman who considered running against DeSantis for governor earlier this year.
“The mayor of one of Florida’s largest counties on Tuesday blasted Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying he has been missing in action during the latest wave of COVID-19, as some counties brought back mask mandates,” begins the story from the AP, one of the world&#8217;s largest and most influential news organizations.
“Our residents, all Florida residents, should be outraged and they should ask the question, ‘Where is our state? Where is our governor? Where is Ron DeSantis now?’ When is the last time you saw the governor do a press briefing on COVID-19?” the article quotes Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings.
Only in the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-health-miami-florida-ea2f4f557acb1262621529ee1a9ad3eb">sixth paragraph</a> does the Associated Press identify Mayor Demings as a Democrat. At no point in the article does the AP note that Mayor Demings’ wife, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), had been heavily invested in toppling DeSantis.
Rep. Demings openly mulled the possibility of driving DeSantis, who is widely considered a frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, out of the governor’s mansion in Tallahassee. “Many have asked me to run for governor,” she <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2021/05/07/former-orlando-police-chief-congresswoman-val-demings-weighing-run-for-governor-she-says/">told</a> a Florida TV station in May. “Many have asked me to run for the Senate. I’m still in the process of making the decision.”
“Fun fact: AP stands for American Pravda,” <a href="https://twitter.com/christinapushaw/status/1476016759404564490">tweeted</a> Governor DeSantis’ press secretary, Christina Pushaw. She retweeted a <a href="https://twitter.com/jimstinson/status/1476002356202463232">message</a> from Jim Stinson, a <a href="https://transportdive.com/">transportation industry</a> reporter, who observed the AP’s Omicron omission. “AP bases article about FL Gov. Ron DeSantis being missing in action on omicron spread on remarks from Jerry Demings, the husband of Congresswoman Val Demings (D), who is challenging Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022. (Doesn&#8217;t disclose this.),” he wrote. &#8220;AP has fallen far.&#8221;
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Fun fact: AP stands for American Pravda. <a href="https://t.co/ASQKks6aSi">https://t.co/ASQKks6aSi</a>
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Ultimately, Rep. Demings opted to run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Senator Marco Rubio (R).
The Rubio campaign declined to comment on this story.
The AP story also bolsters the severity of the Omicron variant by noting the number of cases statewide — a metric even the governor’s most <a href="https://twitter.com/jrubinblogger/status/1437250489876459530">die-hard critics</a> have come to dismiss. “As we recognize that covid-19 is not a deadly or even severe disease for the vast majority of responsible Americans, we can stop agonizing over ‘cases’ and focus on those who are hospitalized or at risk of dying,” <a href="https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1475851939371962368">wrote</a> Jennifer Rubin, a columnist for The Washington Post. Rubin previously <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/02/businesses-try-thwart-republicans-death-cult/">called</a> DeSantis the leader of “a sort of death cult that elevates ‘owning the libs’ over the prevention of needless death.”
Florida’s infection rate per 100,000 people <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map">remains lower</a> than states that imposed — or continue to impose — stringent lockdowns, such as New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and Massachusetts.
In November, Governor DeSantis signed legislation <a href="https://www.flgov.com/2021/11/18/governor-ron-desantis-signs-legislation-to-protect-florida-jobs/">barring</a> employers, government entities, and educational institutions from imposing vaccine mandates. The governor signed the bill, which also bans school mask mandates and lets parents sue offending schools, in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-trolls-biden-by-signing-bills-against-vaccine-mandates-in-brandon-florida">city of Brandon</a> — an apparent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/is-anti-biden-criticism-really-far-more-vulgar-and-widespread-than-any-other-president">rebuke to President Joe Biden</a>.
The AP&#8217;s editorial leadership has indicated earlier this week that the wire service will take a hard line against Republicans who question whether the 2020 election featured any electoral improprieties. Julie Pace, executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press, did not dismiss requests from CNN’s Brian Stelter to “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/call-out-gop-extremism-brian-stelter-tells-associated-press">call out GOP extremism</a>” as part of its traditional news stories. “You’re going to see us really focus on” the “January 6th insurrection” — not only in “the event itself, but I think what it also symbolized about threats to democracy and what is happening in the United States,” said Pace on Sunday’s “Reliable Sources.”
“Can you be full-throated about the reality? <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/call-out-gop-extremism-brian-stelter-tells-associated-press">Can you call out GOP extremism</a> for what it is?” requested Stelter.
“I think we have been extremely clear,” Pace replied.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Governor DeSantis Holds Press Briefing

AP Quotes Mayor Attacking Ron DeSantis, Doesn’t Mention He’s Married To DeSantis’ Political Rival

Associated Press

Media Bias

Ron DeSantis

This week, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) announced that she will run for U.S. Senate and challenge incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
In her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=421g_3k3sMc">announcement video</a>, however, Demings failed to list any accomplishments during her tenure as a Congresswoman in the U.S. House of Representatives, having been elected in 2016.
Demings begins her announcement video as any politician would — with a biography, pointing out that she “grew up in the south; poor, black, and female,” before explaining that her father was a janitor and her mother was a maid. She then describes how she moved to Orlando, FL, from Jacksonville to become a police officer, eventually becoming Orlando’s chief of police.
She includes news clips of her time as police chief, including one of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer crediting her with the “most dramatic decrease in violent crime in the city’s history.”
But as Demings pivots to discuss her election to congress, her accomplishments disappear, mentioning only committee assignments (she’s a member of the homeland security, judiciary, and intelligence committees), far from a clear &#8220;win&#8221; for her constituents or the people of Florida.
The only other insight into her time as a congresswoman regard her repeated attacks on former President Donald Trump, who is no longer in office (but is currently residing in Florida). Demings contrasts her criticism of Trump with Rubio’s willingness to work with the former president.
Trump isn’t president anymore. Sure, referencing the former Commander in Chief may attract the attention of those in the Sunshine State who still hate Trump more than anything else in the world, and Demings does have a primary to worry about, but Florida voted for Trump twice, so attacking him isn&#8217;t likely to help her chances in a statewide election.
Of course, we all know that a primary is very different and requires members of the same party to prove they are farther Left or Right than their opponents, but a campaign video like this, which leaves out any actual congressional accomplishments, seems like a miss.
The question then becomes, why didn’t she highlight her congressional record in her video, which is meant to act as her introduction to the people of Florida, even though she must first fight her way through a bruising primary (even though she has a good chance of beating former Rep. Alan Grayson, the man who compared the Tea Party to the Ku Klux Klan).
One reason Demings seems to be avoiding her Congressional history could be her 100% rating with the left-wing Human Rights Campaign (whose name is a misnomer) and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Given highlights of her legislative accomplishments include the naming of two post offices and a bill promising the U.S. would be tough on Russia President Vladimir Putin, the logic of her silence on her governmental experience seems clear.
Full disclosure: Ashe Schow previously worked for Sen. Marco Rubio&#8217;s communications director a decade ago during her time at Heritage Action.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Democrat Running Against Rubio Releases First Campaign Ad, Doesn’t List Single Congressional Accomplishment

2022 Election

U.S. Senate

Congresswoman Val Demings (D-FL), the former Police Chief in Orlando, on Sunday said she believed the Ohio officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma&#8217;Khia Bryant appeared to have &#8220;responded as he was trained to do.&#8221;
&#8220;When I served as a police chief, what I prayed for daily was that my police officers would respond as they are trained to do. Now, after every incident, we&#8217;d have to go back and look at our policies and make sure that the policies met the moment. Look, I worked as a social worker with foster care children so it&#8217;s a sad moment for me,&#8221; she explained on CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation.&#8221; &#8220;But I also was a patrol officer who was out there in the street having to make those split-second decisions.&#8221;
The congresswoman pointed to cell phones and video cameras as evidence of a change in reviewing police responses.
&#8220;Now everyone has the benefit of slowing the video down and seizing the perfect moment. The officer on the street does not have that ability,&#8221; Demings explained. &#8220;He or she has to make those split-second decisions and they&#8217;re tough, but the limited information that I know and [in] viewing the video, it appears the officer responded as he was trained to do, with the main thought of preventing a tragedy and a loss of life of a person who was about to be assaulted.&#8221;
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Former Orlando police chief <a href="https://twitter.com/RepValDemings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepValDemings</a> weighs in on the Ma’Khia Bryant shooting: &quot;It appears the officer responded as he was trained to do,&quot; she tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jdickerson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jdickerson</a> based on footage she&#39;s seen.
She calls the incident a &quot;sad moment.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/HuVs13MBsJ">pic.twitter.com/HuVs13MBsJ</a>
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Minutes before the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-jury-finds-derek-chauvin-guilty">guilty verdict</a> came down in the Derrick Chauvin trial, a video surfaced on social media of a white officer shooting a black teenage girl.
According to <a href="https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/16-year-old-girl-shot-and-killed-by-police-officer-in-southeast-columbus/530-c77bb47e-97d1-47b5-8ed8-099c105a0f20">WBNS-TV</a>, officers in Columbus, Ohio, received a 911 call from a distressed individual saying multiple women were attempting to stab her. Bodycam footage from the incident showed officers arriving to find 16-year-old Ma&#8217;Khia Bryant wielding a knife at two girls, at which point the responding officer stepped in and fired his service weapon as she appeared to be attempting to stab one of the victims.
“She came at her with a knife,” an officer can be heard saying in the video.
Bryant was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where she was later pronounced dead.
The officer was later identified as Nicholas Reardon, who was hired in December of 2019, <a href="https://news4sanantonio.com/news/nation-world/police-identify-officer-who-shot-killed-16-year-old-girl">WOAI-TV</a> reported. Columbus Interim Police Chief Michael Woods indicated Reardon was pulled from street patrol.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-three-important-things-the-media-wont-tell-you-about-the-makhia-bryant-case">The Daily Wire</a> reported, lefty pundits were quick to claim Reardon&#8217;s actions were unjustified. Almost all of those claims failed to take into account that Bryant was wielding a knife at two other teenage girls. Ben Crump, the attorney for the families of George Floyd, Duante Wright, and Trayvon Martin, <a href="https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1384667861642358785?s=20">also perpetuated</a> that narrative.

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Val Demings Goes To Bat For Officer In Ma’Khia Bryant Shooting: ‘It Appears’ He ‘Responded As He Was Trained To Do’

Face The Nation

John Dickerson

Ma'Khia Bryant

With riots raging in cities across the nation, the odds that Rep. Val Demings will become Joe Biden&#8217;s running mate keep rising.
The 63-year-old Democrat is a former career law enforcement officer, serving as chief of police in Orlando, FL, for four years before entering politics.
&#8220;Florida Rep. Val Demings’ odds to be Joe Biden’s running mate continued to surge on Monday, moving up to +500 from +1200 at the beginning of last week and +2000 just two weeks ago,&#8221; according to <a href="https://bookies.com/news/joe-biden-vp-pick-odds">Bookies.com</a> political betting analyst Dan Kilbridge.
That puts Val Demings in second place, behind only Sen. Kamala Harris, who is also black. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who is white, continues to drop in the odds after a Minneapolis police officer was charged for the death of an unarmed black man on May 25.
&#8220;The gains made by Demings and, to a lesser degree, Harris are undoubtedly tied to Klobuchar’s slipping odds amid the unrest in Minneapolis and around the nation. The charges against the Minneapolis police officer further shines a spotlight on Klobuchar’s track record as Hennepin County prosecutor, which had already been a cause of concern for many progressives. Klobuchar was as high as +300 less than a week ago,&#8221; Kilbridge said.
Now, Klobuchar is at +800, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has moved into third place, at +650. But Harris still has the best odds, at +125.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Biden has already pledged to pick a female running mate. After he told a black radio host that &#8220;if you have a problem figuring out whether you&#8217;re for me or Trump, then you ain&#8217;t black&#8221; — and amid race riots — political pundits and pollsters are predicting that the former vice president could well be under pressure to pick a black female as his running mate in 2020.
Demings has a slew of plusses. She brings the possibility that she could help deliver Florida, always a swing state in presidential elections.
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said this week that Biden faces &#8220;increasing pressure&#8221; to pick a black woman.
“He has already said that he’s guaranteed to choose a woman,” York said last week on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox News</a>. “And he’s under increasing pressure now for it to be a woman of color.”
“We’ve heard about Kamala Harris, we’ve heard about Stacey Abrams, we’ve heard about Val Demings, and he said they are all on his list right now,” York said.
Biden tried to assuage anger over his &#8220;you ain&#8217;t black&#8221; comment, expressing regret for his remarks during a phone conversation with The U.S. Black Chambers Inc.
“The bottom line of all of this perhaps I was much too cavalier,” Biden said. “I know that the comments have come off like I was taking the African-American vote for granted but nothing could be further from the truth … I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy.”
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Val Demings Surges To No. 2 In Odds To Become Biden’s Running Mate

2020 Election

Amy Klobuchar

George Floyd

Joe Biden

Kamala Harris

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has already pledged to pick a female running mate.
Then last week, he told a black radio host that &#8220;if you have a problem figuring out whether you&#8217;re for me or Trump, then you ain&#8217;t black.&#8221;
Now, political pundits and pollsters are predicting that the former vice president could well be under a lot of pressure to pick a black female as his running mate in 2020.
Enter Rep. Val Demings.
The 63-year-old Democrat is a former career law enforcement officer, serving as chief of police in Orlando, FL, for four years before entering politics. After a couple electoral losses, Demings won the Florida 10th congressional district seat in 2016, then ran unopposed two years later.
And her star has been rising quickly. In January, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi picked Demings to serve as one of seven impeachment managers in the Senate trial of President Trump.
Bookies are taking note. Last Friday, her odds were +2000 to be on the Democratic ticket. By the weekend, she was all the way up to +1200, according to <a href="https://bookies.com/news/joe-biden-vp-pick-odds">bookies.com</a>.
<blockquote>California Sen. Kamala Harris remains the favorite but has slipped to +180 from +160. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar continues to climb as well and is at +300 as the second choice, according to odds posted at 888sports&#8217; UK-facing betting site.
Klobuchar had slipped from +350 back to +575 before rebounding amid reports she has joined the list of candidates being formally vetted. The presumptive Democratic nominee has said he’ll pick a woman as his running mate.</blockquote>
Here are the latest 2020 Democratic vice presidential betting odds:
<ul>
<li>Kamala Harris +180</li>
<li>Amy Klobuchar +300</li>
<li>Elizabeth Warren +700</li>
<li>Michelle Obama +800</li>
<li>Gretchen Whitmer +1000</li>
<li>Val Demings +1200</li>
<li>Stacey Abrams +1400</li>
<li>Hillary Clinton +2000</li>
<li>Catherine Cortez Masto +2000</li>
</ul>
Of those candidates, only Harris, Obama, Demings and Abrams are black. But Demings brings the possibility that she could help deliver Florida, always a swing state in presidential elections.
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said this week that Biden faces &#8220;increasing pressure&#8221; to pick a black woman.
“He has already said that he’s guaranteed to choose a woman,” York said on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox News</a>. “And he’s under increasing pressure now for it to be a woman of color.”
“We’ve heard about Kamala Harris, we’ve heard about Stacey Abrams, we’ve heard about Val Demings and he said they are all on his list right now,” York said.
Biden tried to assuage anger over his &#8220;you ain&#8217;t black&#8221; comment, expressing regret for his remarks during a phone conversation with The U.S. Black Chambers Inc., last Friday.
“The bottom line of all of this perhaps I was much too cavalier,” Biden said. “I know that the comments have come off like I was taking the African-American vote for granted but nothing could be further from the truth … I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy.”
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Though former Vice President Joe Biden&#8217;s &#8220;you ain&#8217;t black&#8221; comment sparked heated controversy, that does not mean he has no apologists.
Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) blasted President Trump for his “gall and nerve” to campaign off Biden&#8217;s comments by selling T-shirts and releasing targeted ads.
In an appearance on the “The Breakfast Club” on Friday, Biden sparked controversy when host Charlamagne Tha God told the former vice president to come back on his show to answer “more questions” pertaining to black American issues.
“You’ve got more questions?” Biden replied. “Well I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-campaign-releases-2-devastating-ads-hitting-bidens-black-record-launches-new-website-merchandise-hitting-bidens-racist-you-aint-black-remark">reported</a> by The Daily Wire&#8217;s Ryan Saavedra, President Trump seized the moment by launching a whole new website, attack ads, and even merchandise blasting Biden for his arrogant comments:
<blockquote>President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign released multiple digital ads on Friday targeting Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden on his record with the black community after Biden made what were widely deemed to be racist remarks earlier in the day.
The Trump campaign immediately <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/22/trump-campaign-ad-blitz-breakfast-club-275137">announced</a> that they were going on the offensive over Biden’s racist remark with a $1 million digital ad blitz.
The Trump campaign immediately created new merchandise for their online store highlighting Biden’s inflammatory remark, including t-shirts that state: “#YouAintBlack”.</blockquote>
Speaking with CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; on Sunday, Demings said that Biden made a mistake while hitting Trump&#8217;s response to it.
“The vice president shouldn’t have said it,” Demings said, as reported by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/24/democratic-vp-contender-val-demings-biden-black-voters-gaffe">The Guardian</a>. “But I really think the gall and the nerve of President Trump to try to use this in his campaign, he who has since day one done everything in his power, supported by his enablers, to divide this country, particularly along racial lines&#8230;”
“Look, let’s talk about race because we definitely need to, we see it in housing, we see it in voting rights, we see it in healthcare, we see it in education. Mr. President, let’s do have a serious conversation about race in America, and how about working for all people that you are supposed to represent, not just the privileged few,&#8221; Demings continued.
Though Demings did not defend Biden&#8217;s remarks, his other supporters certainly have, the worst among them being Jemele Hill of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jemele-hill-bidens-you-aint-black-comments-accurate">The Atlantic</a> and Carla Hall of the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-22/biden-says-if-youre-black-and-dont-vote-for-him-youre-not-black-hes-right">Los Angeles Times</a>.
“I don’t have a problem with the statement because he was clearly referring to this from a policy and track record standpoint. If you’re black and you support anti-black policies and positions, then that makes you …? You’re still technically black but you ain’t with us,” tweeted Jemele Hill.
&#8220;Biden and the Democratic Party are a better choice than Trump and the Republican Party,&#8221; wrote Hall. &#8220;It’s as simple and sometimes depressing as that. And not voting at all is dangerous. It only ups the possibility that Trump wins. Republicans vote, they don’t stay home. Even in a quarantine.&#8221;
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