Byron Donalds is siding with Kamala Harris over the accusation that part of Florida’s curriculum on slavery is wrong.
Today he called for the Florida Department of Education to change it:
The new African-American standards in FL are good, robust, & accurate. That being said, the attempt to feature the personal benefits of slavery is wrong & needs to be adjusted. That obviously wasn't the goal & I have faith that FLDOE will correct this.https://t.co/muq8zi1p85
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) July 26, 2023
This is ridiculous. He’s completely bought into the false narrative that Kamala Harris is selling and now wants it to be changed? I used to respect Donalds but this is just asinine. Get the facts before you speak!
Florida’s Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. responded by saying that Florida won’t back down from teaching true American history “at the behest of a supposedly conservative congressman”:
The federal government won’t dictate Florida’s education standards.
This new curriculum is based on truth.
We will not back down from teaching our nation’s true history at the behest of a woke @WhiteHouse, nor at the behest of a supposedly conservative congressman. https://t.co/UOypM5tSJx pic.twitter.com/Npz022qBwe
— Manny Diaz Jr. (@SenMannyDiazJr) July 26, 2023
The spokesman for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responded as well saying that “Supposed conservatives in the federal government are pushing the same false narrative that originated from the White House” and that “Maybe the congressman shouldn’t swing for the liberal media fences like the vice president.”
Supposed conservatives in the federal government are pushing the same false narrative that originated from the @WhiteHouse.
Florida isn’t going to hide the truth for political convenience.
Maybe the congressman shouldn’t swing for the liberal media fences like @VP. https://t.co/SboKYUebSx pic.twitter.com/c5Txxnv1Yz
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) July 26, 2023
Maybe Donalds needs to listen to one of the authors of the curriculum who was on Megyn Kelly’s show today and destroyed this false narrative completely: