Carl Higbie is the Director of Advocacy for America First Policies, which is a nonprofit that promotes President Trump’s agenda. The group is closely aligned with his views and Higbie appears to be no different. According to CNN, Higbie resigned from his position after making racist comments on his radio show back in 2013 and 2014:
Higbie said on his radio show in 2013 and 2014 that “the black race” has “a lax of morality” and that black women “think that breeding is a form of employment.” Higbie also said, “I believe wholeheartedly, wholeheartedly, that the black race as a whole, not totally, is lazier than the white race, period.”Higbie initially apologized in January for his remarks but is now defending them.
Higbie now is standing by his statements and claims they were statistical observations from his time working in minority communities. He also claims that he was taken out of context as many people who do talk radio often are. CNN is reporting Higbie saying:
“They dig up a couple things, a couple. Look, I had a radio show,” Higbie said. “How many times have you said something on radio that could possibly be construed as very controversial when taken completely out of context? What, daily?”
Higbie appears to be part of MAGA supporters of President Trump who openly wants to categorize all minorities into negative stereotypes. President Trump and Vice President Pence are supporters of Higbie as he has had multiple roles in the White House.
Higbie wants to exercise his white privilege by making insulting remarks and hiding behind a statistical observations that he has not quantified and rather baseless. Flip the page to hear the take from Carl Higbie.
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