“People Love Meritocracy,” Says Black Republican Burgess Owens

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Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina who is frequently mentioned as a possible running mate for Donald Trump, has launched a video series featuring himself and four other Black Republican members of Congress.

The first episode of “America’s Starting Five” features Scott and Burgess Owens of Utah, Byron Donalds of Florida, John James of Michigan, and Wesley Hunt of Texas chuckling over a video clip of President Biden telling a voter, “if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t Black.”

 “That is funny. … An old white dude telling me I can’t be black if I don’t vote for him,” Scott says.

Another Biden clip featured in the show has him saying, “poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”

“The arrogance of these white liberals, condescending, not just to African Americans, but to poor kids in general,” Rep. John James of Michigan said.  “Joe Biden has been in Washington since 1972.” James was born in 1981.

Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas noted that all the members had been elected from majority white districts. “How did we get here? It was not affirmative action. A lot of white people had to vote for us,” Hunt said.

“People love meritocracy,” Owens said.