Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum tried to redirect scrutiny from himself by blaming Republicans in response to reports he lied about accepting Broadway tickets from an undercover FBI agent. (The Daily Caller)
Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, claimed in a short video address to his supporters that he is being targeted by Republicans because he is black.
“The Republicans obviously want to distract, want to suggest. All along throughout this … they’ve wanted the people of this state to believe somehow I haven’t deserved what I’ve gotten, I’m unethical, participated in illegal and illicit activity. I mean, you name it,” Gillum said.
“The goal is obviously to use my candidacy as a way to reinforce, frankly, stereotypes about black men.”
.@AndrewGillum (1) took a bribe from an undercover FBI agent; (2) lied about it on @cnn w @jaketapper, then, amazingly (3) says this is really the fault of Republicans because he is a black man. #sayfie pic.twitter.com/F9dElsTXAo
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) October 24, 2018
Text messages made public Tuesday showed that in 2016, Gillum and a friend, a lobbyist named Adam Corey, received tickets to the Broadway show “Hamilton” from an FBI agent posing as a real estate developer.
The agent investigated corruption in Tallahassee’s city government, including the awarding of sweetheart deals to developers and businessmen.
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WELL, MR.GILLUM, ….YOU ….TOOK THE BAIT. WHAT DOES COLOR HAVE TO DO WITH THAT? YOUR INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER HAVE A BIG PROBLEM ALSO…YOU CAN’T OWN UP TO YOUR ACTIONS AND YOU BLAME YOUR FAILURES ON ANYONE BUT YOURSELF, WHICH MAKES YOU IRRESPONSIBLE.