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Wesley Hunt: “Our party doesn't play that game [of focusing on race over…”

Featuring: Wesley Hunt, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 38

Rep. Wesley Hunt SLAMS D.L. Hughley for Saying You Can't Be Black and MAGA.

Published March 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:49

… have won by almost 20 points, and I won by 26 points because literally, people are not looking at the color of my skin. They're looking at my qualifications. And Our party doesn't play that game [of focusing on race over qualifications]. So if you could say something, D.L. Hughley, right now, what would you say? Oh, actually, I was actually a big fan of his growing up, a big fan of his comedy. (04:49–04:52)

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Asserts that his political party does not prioritize race over qualifications.

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“We have a two party system and you need people of all walks of life on both sides of the party.”
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“I have three master's degrees from Cornell University.”
Rep. Wesley Hunt SLAMS D.L. Hughley for Saying You Can't Be Black and MAGA. | Uploaded March 22, 2025 | 04:33-04:37
“I'm the congressman for a white majority district that President Trump would have won by almost 20 points, and I won by 26 points.”
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“People are not looking at the color of my skin. They're looking at my qualifications.”
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“Don Lemon made a carte blanche statement about all black people, which is utterly ridiculous.”
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“The left has nothing to offer someone like me based on the way that I grew up.”
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“We now have the right to choose whatever we want.”
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