This Trump VP candidate came to Philly and said Black families were stronger during the Jim Crow era. Now Rep. Byron Daniels is in trouble in D.C.

In his struggle to fend off the furor he caused after suggesting Black people were better off under Jim Crow segregation at an event in Philadelphia aimed at helping the GOP reach Black voters, a frustrated U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R., Fla.) told CNN Wednesday: “Let’s agree on something: I am, you know, obviously, one of the better communicators in the Republican Party.” Others — many others, it turns out — appear to disagree. » READ MORE: Rep. Byron Donalds draws backlash for expressing nostalgia for Jim Crow era during Philly event The backlash against Donalds, whose comments were first reported by The Inquirer Tuesday night, has been swift and relentless. So fierce is the vitriol, in fact, that a spokesperson for former President Donald Trump stressed in an interview Thursday, “Please make it clear: this was not said at an official Trump event.” Donalds has been named as a potential running mate for Trump as he searches for a vice presidential candidate that would help him increase his popularity at the polls in November. Here is what to know about a moment in politics that began in a Philly cigar bar, made it to the floor of Congress, and...