NAACP President Derrick Johnson on Texas Lt. Governor’s Racist Claim Blaming Black Texans for COVID Surge

"Lt. Governor Dan Patrick lives in an alternate reality, where facts don't matter. He is delusional. Black Texans are not the driving force behind the surge of Covid cases in Texas. His statement is not only baseless, it's racist. Falsely casting blame on the Black community is one of the oldest tricks in the book, and we expect better from an elected official."

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