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John James: “A lot of young men who grew up around where I grew up in…”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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Rep. John James | The Sage Steele Show

Published | Video Starts at 30:48

Doesn't mean there's not crap along the way, but they need to see more John James out here doing it. Well, I didn't have to go far. I was really lucky. A lot of young men who grew up around where I grew up in Detroit, and who looked like me didn't even have a father in the home. And I had Superman in the living room. My father is my hero and Superman. And my father is Superman. Why do you call him Superman? Because what does Superman do? (30:48–30:56)

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Asserts that many young men in Detroit, similar to him, grew up without a father in the home.

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