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EXCLUSIVE: A Black Republican moving for Congress is declaring an extremity to what he describes arsenic Democrats' historical "free pass" to number voters.
In an question and reply pinch Fox News Digital, Missouri authorities Rep. Justin Hicks, who became known past twelvemonth for defiantly declaring he identified "as an American" during a heated statement pinch Democrats connected diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), said number voters are opening to aftermath up to nan "false promises" fed to them by nan other party.
Hicks, a campaigner for Missouri's 3rd Congressional District, answered "I do" erstwhile asked if he had noticed nan often talked astir displacement successful support from number voters toward erstwhile President Donald Trump and distant from President Biden.
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Republican Missouri authorities Rep. Justin Hicks is moving to correspond nan state's 3rd Congressional District successful nan nation's capital. (Hicks for Missouri)
"The Democrats person had a free walk pinch a batch of number groups, but I deliberation a batch of nan number groups are starting to recognize that nan Democrats have, beautiful much, mendacious promises that they're giving them," he said, adding that "Republican values," specified arsenic constricted government, little taxes, and "allowing you to unrecorded your life," were resonating pinch group from each different groups.
"I think, travel November, we're going to spot a large displacement erstwhile it comes to number groups," he said.
The struggle against racialized authorities has been an ongoing conflict for Hicks, who serves arsenic nan only non-White Republican successful nan Missouri House and has faced what he described arsenic harassment from Democrats successful nan enclosure because of his race.
He elaborate nan lawsuit past twelvemonth successful which he received applause during a level statement connected a measure opposing authorities costs for DEI initiatives aft he refused to springiness successful to efforts by a Democrat to get him to sanction nan ethnicity he identifies as.
"I place arsenic an American," he said proudly.
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Republican Missouri authorities Rep. Justin Hicks poses pinch his woman and daughter. (Hicks for Missouri)
The speech still rings loudly successful Hicks' mind.
"It was a shocker. It took maine backmost erstwhile that mobility was asked to me, because that's not nan state I fought for," he told Fox, alluding to his clip successful nan U.S. Army and deploying to nan Middle East.
"That's not nan state that I conflict each azygous time to guarantee that we protect — 1 wherever we're identifying each different based connected arbitrary lines specified arsenic nan colour of your skin, aliases really you look, alternatively of who you are arsenic successful your character," he added.
Hicks joined nan Army astatine 18 years aged and served for six years, an acquisition he says shaped his governmental views, and showed him nan value of building America's subject and maintaining its opinionated successful nan world.
"We really are a beacon of dream for truthful galore different countries retired there, and we person to retrieve that. I deliberation we neglect to recognize that, arsenic Americans, a batch of times, we get truthful caught up successful what's going connected wrong nan state that we don't really look extracurricular and spot really blessed we are," he said.
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Hicks served successful nan U.S. Army for six years aft he turned 18 years old. (Hicks for Missouri)
"We request to guarantee that we're protecting those things … making judge that we're backing nan subject appropriately, making judge that we're pushing backmost against a batch of nan aggression that's going connected pinch China correct now," he added.
Hicks said his apical priority, if elected, would beryllium to advocator for a balanced fund successful bid to alleviate inflationary pressures connected Americans, and debar "passing nan buck" of royal indebtedness to younger generations.
Included successful that is his 1-year-old daughter, Liberty, who he credited arsenic nan main logic he decided to tally for Congress.
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"The America that she's increasing up successful is 1 wherever we person a batch of selfish leaders present successful Congress that attraction much astir doing governmental theatre than really delivering results present for Americans … wherever our freedoms are successful jeopardy a batch of times, and galore aspects that make america uniquely American are successful jeopardy," he said.
Hicks faces a crowded Republican superior field, including 2 well-funded Republicans successful Bob Onder and Kurt Schaefer. The victor of nan superior is wide expected to triumph nan November wide predetermination arsenic analysts complaint nan title arsenic either "solid" aliases "safe" Republican.
The superior will beryllium held connected Aug. 6.
Get nan latest updates from nan 2024 run trail, exclusive interviews and much astatine our Fox News Digital predetermination hub.
Brandon Gillespie is an subordinate editor astatine Fox News. Follow him connected X astatine @BGillespieAL.
