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EXCLUSIVE: A Black Republican moving for Congress is declaring an extremity to what helium describes arsenic Democrats' historical "free pass" to number voters.
In an interrogation with Fox News Digital, Missouri authorities Rep. Justin Hicks, who became known past twelvemonth for defiantly declaring helium identified "as an American" during a heated statement with Democrats connected diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), said number voters are opening to aftermath up to the "false promises" fed to them by the other party.
Hicks, a campaigner for Missouri's 3rd Congressional District, answered "I do" erstwhile asked if helium had noticed the often talked astir displacement successful enactment 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 the state's 3rd Congressional District successful the nation's capital. (Hicks for Missouri)
"The Democrats person had a escaped walk with a batch of number groups, but I deliberation a batch of the number groups are starting to recognize that the Democrats have, beauteous much, mendacious promises that they're giving them," helium said, adding that "Republican values," specified arsenic constricted government, little taxes, and "allowing you to unrecorded your life," were resonating with radical from each antithetic groups.
"I think, travel November, we're going to spot a large displacement erstwhile it comes to number groups," helium said.
The conflict against racialized authorities has been an ongoing conflict for Hicks, who serves arsenic the lone non-White Republican successful the Missouri House and has faced what helium described arsenic harassment from Democrats successful the enclosure due to the fact that of his race.
He elaborate the lawsuit past twelvemonth successful which helium received applause during a level statement connected a measure opposing authorities funds for DEI initiatives aft helium refused to springiness successful to efforts by a Democrat to get him to sanction the ethnicity helium identifies as.
"I place arsenic an American," helium said proudly.
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Republican Missouri authorities Rep. Justin Hicks poses with his woman and daughter. (Hicks for Missouri)
The speech inactive rings loudly successful Hicks' mind.
"It was a shocker. It took maine backmost erstwhile that question was asked to me, due to the fact that that's not the state I fought for," helium told Fox, alluding to his clip successful the U.S. Army and deploying to the Middle East.
"That's not the state that I combat each azygous time to guarantee that we support — 1 wherever we're identifying each different based connected arbitrary lines specified arsenic the colour of your skin, oregon however you look, alternatively of who you are arsenic successful your character," helium added.
Hicks joined the Army astatine 18 years aged and served for six years, an acquisition helium says shaped his governmental views, and showed him the value of gathering America's subject and maintaining its lasting successful the world.
"We truly are a beacon of anticipation for truthful galore antithetic 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 the state that we don't really look extracurricular and spot however blessed we are," helium said.
Hicks served successful the U.S. Army for six years aft helium turned 18 years old. (Hicks for Missouri)
"We request to guarantee that we're protecting those things … making definite that we're backing the subject appropriately, making definite that we're pushing backmost against a batch of the aggression that's going connected with China close now," helium 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 the buck" of extravagant indebtedness to younger generations.
Included successful that is his 1-year-old daughter, Liberty, who helium credited arsenic the main crushed helium 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 marque america uniquely American are successful jeopardy," helium said.
Hicks faces a crowded Republican superior field, including 2 well-funded Republicans successful Bob Onder and Kurt Schaefer. The victor of the superior is wide expected to triumph the November wide predetermination arsenic analysts complaint the contention arsenic either "solid" oregon "safe" Republican.
The superior volition beryllium held connected Aug. 6.
Brandon Gillespie is an subordinate exertion astatine Fox News. Follow him connected X astatine @BGillespieAL.
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