Last Updated on January 5, 2023
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) challenged Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) to a debate over policies after Bush called Donalds a “prop” of the GOP.
Byron Donalds and Cori Bush, both black politicians serving in the House of Representatives, got into a spat after Bush made disparaging comments about Donalds on Twitter.
“FWIW, @ByronDonalds is not a historic candidate for Speaker. He is a prop. Despite being Black, he supports a policy agenda intent on upholding and perpetuating white supremacy. His name being in the mix is not progress—it’s pathetic,” Rep. Bush tweeted after Donalds was nominated as a House Speaker candidate.
FWIW, @ByronDonalds is not a historic candidate for Speaker. He is a prop. Despite being Black, he supports a policy agenda intent on upholding and perpetuating white supremacy.
His name being in the mix is not progress—it’s pathetic.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) January 4, 2023
Donalds called her tweet “blatantly outrageous” and called on Bush to debate him on policies.
“@CoriBush, if you see a Black man rise, let the man rise even if you disagree with them. I’d be happy to sit down and debate our policies one on one whenever you’d like. As a Black man to a Black woman, I’d never do that to you. It’s a shame you did it to me,” Rep. Donalds posted to Twitter.
.@CoriBush, if you see a Black man rise, let the man rise even if you disagree with them.
I’d be happy to sit down and debate our policies one on one whenever you’d like.
As a Black man to a Black woman, I’d never do that to you. It’s a shame you did it to me. pic.twitter.com/ojpEHLhSI4
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) January 5, 2023
Rep. Donalds, a House rep. from Florida, voted in support of Kevin McCarthy on the first two House Speaker ballots before shifting his support towards Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).
After the third ballot, Donalds was nominated as a House Speaker candidate to face off against McCarthy.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy has lost all nine rounds of voting this week and there is no sign he will end his losing streak anytime soon.
Stay tuned to National File for any updates.
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