Rep. James to DeSantis on attacking Black Republicans: ‘You’ve gone too far’

U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Twp.) on Friday joined a rising refrain of Black Republican lawmakers to name out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his state’s new Black historical past schooling requirements.

DeSantis, who’s in search of the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, slammed each Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who is also working for president, for his or her criticism of the requirements, which had been accepted earlier this month by the Florida Board of Training and concluded that Black individuals benefited from slavery as a result of they discovered abilities.

DeSantis accused Donalds and Scott of siding with Vice President Kamala Harris in her denunciation of the rules. Harris, the primary African -American and Asian-American to carry the publish, known as them “revisionist historical past” that tried to downplay “among the worst examples of depriving individuals of humanity in our world,” together with rape and torture.

“Standing up for the reality if someone is siding with Kamala Harris to launder a lie about work that these Black historical past students did in Florida for our state Division of Training, simply to attempt to rating political factors towards me — that’s not standing for the reality,” DeSantis advised NBC Information. “That’s not doing what’s proper.”

In response, James tweeted Friday to DeSantis: “Nothing about that 400 years of evil was a “web profit” to my ancestors,” including that “if you end up in a deep gap put the shovel down.”

.@RonDeSantis, #1: slavery was not CTE! Nothing about that 400 years of evil was a “web profit” to my ancestors. #2: there are solely 5 black Republicans in Congress and also you’re attacking two of them.

My brother in Christ… 🤦🏾‍♂️ if you end up in a deep gap put the shovel… https://t.co/9DGZw4BI0o

— John James (@JohnJamesMI) July 28, 2023

James has joined all GOP members of Michigan’s congressional delegation and has endorsed former President Donald Trump for president subsequent 12 months.

James additionally famous that there are solely 5 Black Republicans in Congress and DeSantis was attacking two of them.

“You at the moment are so removed from the Celebration of Lincoln that your Ed. board is re-writing historical past and also you’re personally attacking conservatives like @VoteTimScott and @ByronDonalds on the subject of slavery. You’ve gone too far. Cease,” he stated.

Many right-wing leaders, nonetheless, have pushed again towards James for his criticism of DeSantis.

“Past disappointing from you. Conservatives gained’t neglect this,” tweeted Curtis Houck, managing editor of the right-wing NewsBusters web site.

Steve Deace, a podcast host on The Blaze, a right-wing community, accused James of mendacity in assist of Trump over DeSantis.

“My “brother in Christ” right here is bearing false witness,” tweeted Deace. “These claims concerning the curriculum have already been debunked quite a few instances, and he both is aware of this or is so grossly misinformed he doesn’t belong in public workplace. However that is too typically the worth of shut alignment with Trump, whom he simply endorsed.”

Scott, the one Black Republican within the U.S. Senate, advised reporters on Thursday that it was incorrect to painting slavery for something however what it was.

“What slavery was actually about was separating households, about mutilating people and even raping their wives. It was simply devastating,” he stated. “So I might hope that each particular person in our nation — and positively working for president — would respect that.”