RFK Jr. promises black farmers $5 million in reparations in his first week in the White House

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems to have suddenly decided to agree with former President Donald Trump because he is a radical left-wing ideologue.

In a recent episode of his podcast, which featured John Boyd Jr., the founder of the National Black Farmers Association, RFK Jr. promised to give black farmers $5 billion in reparations should he win the 2024 presidential election.

“When I'm in the White House … I'm going to get rid of these USDA people and I'm going to get this money,” Kennedy said.

“This $5 billion is not money, this is a right,” he added. “It's money that was a loan that black farmers were entitled to at the time and they stole it because of discrimination. It was given to all the other farmers, but if you were black, you wouldn't get it, and that's not right. I don't think that no one who believes in the values ​​of this country thinks it's a good idea.”

RFK Jr. says he will pay $5 billion in reparations to black farmers in his first week in the White House:

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Interestingly, his proposal was part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, also known as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, which a court ruled unconstitutional when white farmers rejected it.

On his campaign website, Kennedy pledges to “end USDA discrimination against black farmers and protect current landowners from land loss.”

The candidate also promises “greater access to investment capital for a robust and self-sustaining black business infrastructure,” along with “low-interest microloans to invest in approved business plans with flexible repayment terms.” He also pledges to “push for student debt discharge in bankruptcy and transition to student debt discharge.” On criminal justice, RFK Jr. promises to “expand community re-entry of non-violent offenders.”

Boyd, a fourth-generation farmer from Mecklenburg County, Virginia, appeared on Fox News earlier this year to attack the Biden administration.

“Honestly, we're facing extinction today,” he said. “Every time I look at the news, there is another commitment to help foreign countries. We've probably helped Ukraine, probably $100 billion or so, and we can't get debt relief for the American citizens of that country.”

“We will be, and I speak as the head of the National Black Farmers Association, there will be no farmers left if we don't hurry up and take action in this country to protect farmers in this country. country,” Boyd added. “I mean, put in some real laws to protect America's farmers.”

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