News item: Noted civil rights historian Donald "Fine People On Both Sides" Trump and his ultra- white VP Mike "Dense" Pence had some "history" lessons to impart at a "Black Voices for Trump Coalition" gathering today:
Pence is recounting some political history: "The first three African-Americans elected to the United States Senate were Republicans! The first 21 African-Americans elected to the House of Representatives were: Republicans!"— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 8, 2019
That streak ended in 1935.— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 8, 2019
And in the period since then, 126 African Americans have won elections to the House -- 120 Democrats and 6 Republicans.https://t.co/5wHrKI0Kwk
Trump says the Republicans are "now and always" the party of Frederick Douglass and the Civil Rights Act.— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 8, 2019
LBJ, famously Republican. https://t.co/HR356fZlwZ— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) November 8, 2019
Let me call Mr Douglass and see if this checks out.— wazzucoug99 (@wazzucoug99) November 8, 2019
Don't bother. Just ask these "Blacks for Trump"!
— Smiles (@Smilesonsunday) November 8, 2019
