JUST IN: Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) is running for Speaker, according a spokesperson for his office.

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I recall a few things about him--they were not good--politics in Florida. I do not recall the specifics


Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) is running for Speaker, according a spokesperson for his office.

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1. Great!

His wife is one of the founders of that mothers group banning books all over the place!

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2. Great!

His wife is one of the founders of that mothers group banning books all over the place!

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3. Donalds is bad news,

he lies with a straight face with the best of them. Ari Melber had him on and he ate Ari's lunch.

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4. Rep. Byron Donalds - Republican Accountability Project is a Big FAT F.!!..........

This @ByronDonalds

https://accountability.gop/profile/rep-byron-donalds/

Rep. Byron Donalds - Republican Accountability Project

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5. Donalds Sr advisor -- Larry Wilcoxson is a "thug" who was charged with armed robbery, aggravated battery, misdemeanor battery, and grand theft auto .

MG @GOP
is imploding - @ByronDonalds
running for #SpeakerOfHouse https://cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-vote-10-20-23/index.html

His senior political advisor Larry Wilcoxson is a "thug" who was charged with armed robbery, aggravated battery, misdemeanor battery, and grand theft auto .

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7. He [#ByronDonalds] claims Joe Biden is not the legitimate president.

Spokesperson says Rep. #ByronDonalds is running for #Speaker. In Jan. 2021, Donalds voted to object to the certification of electors from Arizona & Pennsylvania in the 2020 presidential election. He claims Joe Biden is not the legitimate president. #SpeakerOfTheHouseVote

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6. Donalds has only been in Congress a few years - elected in 2020

January 2021 - Donalds voted to object to the certification of electors from Arizona and Pennsylvania in the 2020 presidential election.

Donalds claims that Joe Biden is not the legitimate president of the United States, a claim he repeated in a Vanity Fair interview in July 2023.




Crazy
and
Ambitious.

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8. According to Wikipedia, "In 2000 he pleaded no contest to a felony bribery charge

as part of a scheme to defraud a bank. His record was later sealed and expunged.” A 1997 arrest charge for marijuana distribution was dropped as part of a pre-trial diversion program.

He’s not a choirboy.

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9. Donalds yuking it up with reporters..........

Idk why I just felt like I got in trouble lol But Rep. Virginia Foxx just scolded us and Byron Donalds

FOXX: "Get away from the damned elevator"
DONALDS: “I love Virginia, w/ Virginia Foxx, you know where you stand.”

Then someone jokes: "Maybe she should be speaker

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11. That was funny

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10. Wasn't he involved in a bribery scheme?

I’m guessing that’s human qualification.

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12. JANUARY 4, 2023: Donalds described himself in a political ad as a "Trump-supporting, gun-owning, liberty-loving, pro-life, politically incorrect Black man."

Byron Donalds: Who is the hard-right’s new nominee for speaker?
By Jack Forrest, CNN
3 minute read
Updated 6:51 PM EST, Wed January 4, 2023


https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/politics/byron-donalds-speaker-nomination/index.html



........... During his first campaign, Donalds described himself in a political ad as a “Trump-supporting, gun-owning, liberty-loving, pro-life, politically incorrect Black man.”

In the same political ad, Donalds describes being arrested as a young man for drug possession and deciding to get his life together “through the grace of God.”

Donalds was raised in Brooklyn, New York, by a “single mom with three kids, two jobs and not much else,” he said. “Thanks to my mom and her influence, what could have been the end of my road was just the beginning.”

Both Roy and Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, who nominated Donalds on the sixth ballot, referred to Donalds overcoming “adversity” and “humble beginnings” to get to the House floor, mentioning his upbringing.

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13. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) says he would not support the resolution to keep Rep. McHenry (R-NC) as Speaker Pro Temp until November 17th or until a new Speaker is elected: "Jim can go as many rounds as

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) says he would not support the resolution to keep Rep. McHenry (R-NC) as Speaker Pro Temp until November 17th or until a new Speaker is elected: "Jim can go as many rounds as he chooses to, and I'll be right there with him."

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