ABC’s The View co-host Sunny Hostin blasted President Trump for honoring one of the first black fighter pilots during his State of the Union address.
“I saw reality TV being produced, and I don’t think that’s the place for the State of the Union, and I saw him touting his accomplishments with the black community, and I was offended by the fact that he was trying to use a Tuskegee Airman as a prop, as a political prop,” she said Wednesday on the show.
“I didn’t like it, and I think, when you think about this administration and what it has allegedly done for the black community, you have to think that — and the federal judges that he has appointed, they’ve been 90% white. He has gutted the civil rights division at the Department of Justice. He has gutted the [Environmental Protection] Agency, which has protected black communities from plagues like Flint, Michigan,” she continued. “So don’t tell me what you’ve done for the black community because you haven’t done anything for the black community.”
Trump honored Charles McGee, along with his great-grandson Iain, during the State of the Union address.
“Sitting beside Iain tonight is his greatest hero of them all. Charles McGee was born in Cleveland, Ohio, one century ago. Charles is one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, the first black fighter pilots, and he also happens to be Iain’s great-grandfather,” the president said in his speech.
“After more than 130 combat missions in World War II, he came back to a country still struggling for civil rights and went on to serve America in Korea and Vietnam. On Dec. 7, Charles celebrated his 100th birthday,” he added. “A few weeks ago, I signed a bill promoting Charles McGee to brigadier general. And earlier today, I pinned the stars on his shoulders in the Oval Office. General McGee: Our nation salutes you.”
Several lawmakers, including Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, refused to stand up when McGee was honored.
