Jamaal Bowman (D), a Black middle-school principal in the Bronx, holds a commanding lead over veteran Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) in New York’s primary election results.
Said Bowman, per Reuters: “Eliot Engel used to say he was a thorn in the side of Donald Trump… But you know what Donald Trump is more afraid of than anything else? A black man with power. That is what Donald Trump is afraid of.”
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