'Political career is almost over': Ex-GOP consultant writes brutal political epitaph for DeSantis
Florida's reported white-washing of slavery in its public schools is a form of "child abuse" and shows that Ron DeSantis is not ready for the national stage, according to former GOP campaign consultant Steve Schmidt.
"The state of Florida is going to teach its middle schoolers that some enslaved Blacks benefitted from slavery because the slaves learned important vocational skills. The new African American history standards were approved by the Florida State Board of Education yesterday," the consultant wrote Friday. "Here is a famous image that shows the good life lived by American slaves in the antebellum south. The photo was called 'whipped Peter,' and it was used to stir anti-slavery sentiment by abolitionists who were discovering the power of photos to change public opinion."
Schmidt goes on to describe exactly how bad things have gotten for the Florida executive....