GOP Rep. Byron Donalds says that he's being blocked from joining the Congressional Black Caucus

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

because of his conservative views

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, a Black conservative, on Thursday said that he was being snubbed by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).

Donalds and his staff have contacted CBC members on multiple occasions since the congressman was first sworn into office in January, according to spokesman Harrison Fields, but their efforts were rebuffed.

"Since starting in Congress, our office and the congressman have engaged with several CBC members expressing his interest in joining, but all we've got is the cold shoulder," Fields said. "The sad reality is although the congressman and those in the CBC share the same race, the (R) behind his name disqualifies him from membership today."

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In a response issued on Wednesday, a CBC spokesperson did not directly address the allegation that Donalds was being prevented from joining the organization, but raised the issue of members sharing the organization's "values."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-rep-byron-donalds-says-that-hes-being-blocked-from-joining-the-congressional-black-caucus-because-of-his-conservative-views/ar-AAKYFOg

[RainCaster]

1. Maybe they don't like an Uncle Tom

Really, if you have no shared values, why do you even ask for membership?

[dlk]

2. Who wants a mole in their caucus?

[gab13by13]

3. Just because you're black, dude,

doesn't get you free admittance. I've listened to his views, he could do right wing talk radio.

[ShazamIam]

4. You can't be a Republican if you aren't a victim, he wants to sob and cry for what he supports,

segregation.

[SharonClark]

5. He's black and he's in Congress.

If they don’t want to admit him then perhaps the CBC should be renamed the Progressive CBC.

[StarfishSaver]

7. Being Black is not an automatic entry into the Congressional Black Caucus

Every Congressional Caucus has a right to determine who joins.

[PortTack]

10. Exactly....the radical ideas of the conservative right should not be allowed regardless of the color

Of one’s skin

[CatWoman]

13. seems to me they don't share the same values

and realities

[yardwork]

15. It's their Caucus, seems like they can call it what they will.

They also get to determine who joins.

I'm white but the Ku Klux Klan wouldn't want me. And I wouldn't want to join them. I probably qualify to join the Daughters of the Revolution or whatever they call themselves but they wouldn't want me and I wouldn't want to join them.

What's his game? Seems like he's pretending to be a victim to score political points.

[CatWoman]

16. ....

[yardwork]

19. "...corn pone governor of Florida..."

I enjoyed that. Thanks.

[Phoenix61]

6. He voted not to certify the election results.

I do t see how there’s anything else to really talk about. “When a man shows you who he is, believe him.”

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Did not know that.

Thanks for the info.

[Phoenix61]

11. From the article

In January, Donalds voted against certifying the results of President Joe Biden's electoral victory over former President Donald Trump, citing election changes made in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I refuse to turn a blind eye to the fact that several states, including the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, neglected the oath of their constitution and the United States Constitution by their failure to follow their election laws," he said at the time.

He knows exactly why they are ignoring his membership application. Just another R having fun playing the victim card.

[CatWoman]

14. he also defends the GOP voter suppression bills

[Brainfodder]

8. Sounds like consequences!

YUMMY!

[tulipsandroses]

12. This trump flunky. UGH -

This sounds like him doing more trump dirty work. Create another culture war. Oh look at me, the CBC do not want me because I am a republican. Then the media will do the bothsiderism BS again. Instead of seeing this for what it is.

[tinymontgomery]

17. Tell him him they will think about letting him join

Tell him him they will think about letting him join if he goes on fox news and says that President Biden won fairly, there was no election fraud. Trump is just spreading the Big Lie and so are the other republicans, that the audit in AZ is not being held properly and the states are passing voting suppression bills.The attack on the capital was a insurrection caused by trump supporters and that members of congress were involved and there should be an investigation of those congress persons. That he supports President Biden’s full infrastructure bill.

After all that let him know they will think about letting him join.

[Midnight Writer]

18. He should try to join Mar-a-Lago.

If he thinks the CBC is giving him the bum's rush, wait til he tries to sit down and eat at Trump's country club.

[StarfishSaver]

21. Lol

So true!

[11 Bravo]

24. Thread winner!

[crickets]

25. And that's the point in a nutshell. He's chosen to side

with those who will never truly support him or anyone like him. In doing so, he pushed away the ones who would.

[RegularJam]

20. Freedom Caucus might be more his speed.

If they let him in.

[struggle4progress]

22. ... the CBC said in a statement to CNN, "We will work with those who share our values

and priorities for the constituents we serve."

Donalds, a .. Trump supporter who voted to deny certification of .. Biden’s electoral victory, also used his CNN appearance to defend .. voting bills being introduced across the country that are expected to limited Black Americans' access to the polls ...

"The Congressional Black Caucus remains committed to fighting for issues that support Black communities, including the police accountability bill, protecting voting rights and a jobs bill that helps our communities," the group said ...

https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/06/12/im-allowed-to-have-my-own-thoughts-black-republican-who-voted-against-certifying-bidens-win-upset-over-being-blocked-from-entering-congressional-black-caucus/

[msongs]

23. are there any repubs in the black caucus? nt