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Miles Archer

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Mon May 18, 2026, 10:33 AM Monday

Mike Lee (R-UT) praises party diversity by touting 4 Black House members -- who are all leaving

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) thought he had a slam dunk. He posted a photo collage of the only four Black Republicans serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and declared, "This is NOT the party of Jim Crow."

Mike Lee posted four faces to prove his party isn't racist. Those four faces will soon be gone.

Reps. Wesley Hunt of Texas, John James of Michigan, Byron Donalds of Florida, and Burgess Owens of Utah are all departing Capitol Hill — and the GOP has nobody waiting in the wings to replace them.

https://www.rawstory.com/mike-lee-black-republicans-leaving/

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Mike Lee (R-UT) praises party diversity by touting 4 Black House members -- who are all leaving (Original Post) Miles Archer Monday OP
The GOP derives pleasure from their racism. They used to hide it a little, no more. walkingman Monday #1
No blacks for Trump? Norrrm Monday #2
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