MSNBC host Joy Reid asked Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) if his Republican House colleagues nominated him for speaker last week as a âdiversity statementâ Tuesday on her show âThe ReidOut.â Reid said, âYou were nominated for speaker. You have been in Congress for one term. What were your qualifications to be speaker of the House?â
MSNBC’s Joy Reid Asks GOP Rep. Donalds if Speaker Nomination Was a GOP âDiversity Statementâ
January 11, 2023 by
Florida Rep. Byron Donalds reveals committee appointment in exchange for McCarthy House Speaker vote
January 10, 2023 by
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., revealed on Sunday that he is being placed on the House Republican Steering Committee in exchange for supporting Kevin McCarthy for House speaker. Donalds revealed the new appointment during a Sunday appearance on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. FILE: Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., is interviewed on his way to the […]
Report: Congressional Black Caucus Blocking Black Republican Byron Donalds from Joining
June 10, 2021 by
Freshman Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has been blocked from joining the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), according to a report. The caucus has been blocking the black Republican from membership, according to a source familiar with the CBCâs plan who told BuzzFeed News. BuzzFeed noted that it had been nearly six months since the new freshman class…
Rep. Donalds Rips Journalist Calling Him âThe Other Black Republicanâ
May 15, 2021 by
Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds snapped back at Salon journalist Sophia Tesfaye for calling him âthe other black republicanâ on Friday. Donalds slammed Tesfayeâs comments about Republican Utah Rep. Burgess Owens, who had written a letter to the Department of Education about critical race theory and how it might violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act.…
GOP Rep. Donalds: ‘Tim Scott Is a Threat’ to the Left Because It’s Harder to Push Their Agenda ‘If People Actually Like the Country’
May 1, 2021 by
On Fridayâs broadcast of the Fox News Channelâs âAmerica Reports,â Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) said the left is scared of people like him and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) because âitâs much harder for you to push your radical agenda if people actually like the country.â Donalds said that many white liberals âlove to demean a…