With the utmost confidence in his own tenacity and wits, Florida MAGA Congressman Byron Donalds on Sunday assured NBC’s Peter Alexander that he’s “actually pretty smart” and would be ready to serve as president should convicted felon former President Trump pick him as a running mate, get elected in November, and then die of a stroke, leaving us with President Byron Donalds. This came after Donalds squirmed under questioning over false claims of a “weaponized” justice system and tried to explain why the Orange Lord and Savior’s plan to replace the income tax with tariffs on all imported goods would somehow not be utterly catastrophic for the lower and middle classes.
Donalds’ less-than-commanding performance as a “pretty smart” person was just one of several underwhelming bits by Black Republicans considered to be in the “veepstakes” on Sunday morning.
Former HUD Secretary Ben Carson could use a Red Bull. Or two. Or some kind of secret mental focus supplement that a neurosurgeon would know to be effective to appear more energetic on TV.
In contrast, Tim Scott could use some chamomile tea or something to chill out a little bit. And we’ll give Byron Donalds this: He’s better at sophistry and ambiguity than Scott is, where the shit Donalds said made it harder to allow an MSM journo to pin him down with a fact check.