Eric Hovde (R), who is running for Senate in Wisconsin, said he is familiar with Black culture because he has spent “a lot of time” in Africa and because he runs “homeless shelters for abandoned kids,” the Washington Post reports.
GOP Candidate Says He Knows About Black People
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