Burgess Owens: “2024, 70% of our kids, 8th graders, cannot read and write.”

“What's happening since we put education on the back doorstep. 2017, 75% of black boys, state of California could not read and write. 2024, 70% of our kids, 8th graders, cannot read and write. That's not our pathway, guys. President Trump made a promise when he ran for election. Says we're going to push the Marxists back 30 years.” (01:26–01:33)

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