Texas Republican Congressman Wesley Hunt slammed the Democrats for their attempts to frame conservatives as “racist,” claiming the very opposite is true.
In a viral clip from Friday’s Timcast IRL, Hunt accused Democrats of having “gotten away with painting the Republican Party as being racist.”
“And then someone like me comes around and decides to run for Congress,” he said.
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Noting how his experience contradicted Democrat’s claims, Hunt turned to his own district in Houston.
“I live in a district that President Trump would have won by 23 points [and] I ended up winning by 30 points,” he stated.
“And in the Republican primary, I beat out 9 white guys. In the general election, I beat out a white guy by 30 points … I outperformed the president … and it’s a white-majority district.”
Hunt also said his support from white voters stems from his record, not his skin color.
“In the Republican primary, 75% of the voters were white, and they voted for me overwhelmingly. Why? Because I was the best candidate. That’s it. That’s literally what our party is,” he said.
“I get to wake up every day and live Martin Luther King’s dream: I’m literally being judged by the content of my character, not by the color of my skin,” he added.
While stating he only seeks “to better America,” the Congressman said he does not view himself as “black or African American first.”
“First of all, I’m an American, I’m a combat veteran, I am a father, I am a West Point graduate, I am an Ivy League graduate — we could go all the way down the line before I get to ‘black guy,'” he explained.
Wesley Hunt praised Conservatives and their refusal to play identity politics and not falling for the racist Democrat’s race bait traps.
“Realizing that you see people like me, you see people like [Florida Republican Rep.] Byron Donalds, you see people like [South Carolina Senator] Tim Scott, [and] we are all winning in white-majority areas…,” he said. “So you can’t call us racist anymore.”
Hunt’s message attracted support from Manu across social media.
“Republicans support candidates on merit, not race,” wrote one Twitter user.
“Because the Republican Party is about being the best … not being black or white or orange, or politically correct,” wrote another user.
“When race is your identity, it’s only because you have nothing else to blame, and nothing else to your name … including work ethic,” another user wrote.
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