Rep. Will Hurd was one of the good guys. But now the Texas Republican is retiring.
The GOP’s last remaining African American House member put out a statement saying he won’t seek reelection in 2020, and instead wants to focus on working on national security issues outside of Congress. In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Hurd expressed his frustrations with President Trump’s racially charged “go back” comments directed at minority congresswomen, his ongoing feud with Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, and his general rhetoric on racial issues.
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