Democrat Mondaire Jones Slammed Over Tweet About Death Of Tyre Nichols

Daily Wire NewsJanuary 28, 2023

Rep. Mondaire (D-NY), was attacked online late this week for a tweet suggesting that five black police officers accused of the murder of Tyre Nicks were motivated by “anti-blackness.”

Three days later, Nichols passed away on January 10. Memphis In a traffic stop, police pulled him over. “reckless driving” Near Raines Road, Ross Road in Memphis Tennessee.

Police claimed that during the stop, a “confrontation occurred,” At this point, Nichols fled on foot from police as they tried to apprehend. Video of the incident was Published Last night by law enforcement

Jones responded to Nichols’ death by tweeting, “If you think the Memphis police officers had to be white in order to exhibit anti-Blackness, you need to take that AP African American Studies course [Florida Republican Governor] Ron DeSantis just banned.”

Kind of proving the point of why the course was rejected…

Most people don’t think that it’s reasonable to indoctrinate HS kids to believe 5 Black police officers abusing their power and needlessly beating a man is evidence of anti-Blackness. pic.twitter.com/VxFXBSsEcc

— AG (@AGHamilton29) January 28, 2023

Jones’ tweet garnered backlash and mockery online.

“Kind of proving the point of why the course was rejected,” Twitterged the popular conservative account AG. “Most people don’t think that it’s reasonable to indoctrinate HS kids to believe 5 Black police officers abusing their power and needlessly beating a man is evidence of anti-Blackness.”

Radio host Jason Rantz tweeted, “This is a great argument against the CRT course masquerading as AP African American history.”

Matt Walsh, Daily Wire Podcast host, tweets “If you blame white supremacy for black on black crime, you’ve probably taken way too many of those kinds of courses.”

Jones’ shot at DeSantis comes after curriculum for AP African American Studies from the College Board generated massive backlash in Florida because it contained leftist activism.

Recent news from the Florida Department of Education Be informed the College Board that the course’s content is “inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value,” The state could reevaluate its course of action if the material is not received by it, he said. “lawful” “historically accurate.”

“They’re advocating things like abolishing prisons. Now that’s a radical political position,” DeSantis responded to the question of what was in his curriculum. “You’re free to take that in your own life, I don’t think very many people think that would actually work, but how is that being taught as fact?”

DeSantis said that black history does not have to be considered inseparable from the history of the United States.

“That’s what our standards for black history are: it’s just cut-and-dry history. You learn all the basics, you learn about the great figures,” He made a comment. “I view it as American history. I don’t view it as separate history.”