MAGA Turns On Byron Donalds As He Says 'No Benefits To Slavery'

By Conover Kennard — July 27, 2023

MAGA-ish Congressman Byron Donalds doesn't appreciate part of Florida's new African-American history curriculum, specifically the new standard which says that middle schoolers in the state must learn "how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit."

“Slavery was terrible in our country,” Donalds told WINK News. “It was terrible for Black people coming to America, and it was just flat out wrong, no doubt about that.”

The new African-American standards in FL are good, robust, & accurate. That being said, the attempt to feature the personal benefits of slavery is wrong & needs to be adjusted. That obviously wasn't the goal & I have faith that FLDOE will correct this.https://t.co/muq8zi1p85

— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) July 26, 2023

That didn't go down well on Twitter with conservatives, including Gov. Ron DeSantis spokesperson Christina Pushaw.

Did Kamala Harris write this tweet?

— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) July 26, 2023

Saying that slavery is wrong makes you a sellout in MAGAville.

It didn’t take you long to sell out, did it?

— FugitiveMama (@fugitivemama) July 26, 2023

This guy is such a twat:

Any Republican who repeats Kamala Harris talking points loses huge amounts of credibility. Very disappointing to see from Byron Donalds. The curriculum briefly mentions that some slaves utilized skills after being freed. This is objectively true and “we shouldn’t teach it because… https://t.co/KrbgtBx9Ja

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 27, 2023

These talking points sounded familiar, then I remembered where I heard them... Kamala Harris, the Democrats, and the Corporate Media pushing this narrative.

— Kyle Lamb (@kylamb8) July 26, 2023

way to light your career and reputation on fire for Trump

ask guys like Guliani and Lindell how that worked out for them https://t.co/AUoikKezrL

— NitroBacto (@Thad8920) July 27, 2023

So you're siding with Kamala???

— Jessie J 🇺🇸 (@cashsmama08) July 26, 2023

Just gonna throw this out there. Donalds is one of two Black Republicans in the U.S. House, and he has previously said that he doesn't believe systemic racism exists.

And there's this:

Byron Donalds is married to Moms for Liberty advisory board member Erika Donalds. Moms for Liberty supported Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law and other attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. Donalds seemed to have no problem with THAT. 1/ https://t.co/0TKtbsMxxD

— jennycohn@toad.social ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) July 27, 2023

2/ Erika Donalds sits on the Moms for Liberty advisory board. https://t.co/3O2ppWNArz pic.twitter.com/9bU7MiCjDi

— jennycohn@toad.social ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) July 27, 2023

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