Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback launched a stunning and racist attack on his Republican primary rival, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), over the weekend.
Fishback’s dog whistle came after one user shared pictures of Donalds with his wife and Fishback with a woman, captioning it “BRIEF: James Fishback again MOGS By’rone Donalds.”
Mog, according to Merriam-Webster, “is a humorous Internet slang term meaning ‘overpower,’ used especially to describe a person as looking much more attractive than another. It was originally used to praise a man as being taller, more muscular, or more stereotypically handsome compared to another man.”
In a quote-tweet, Fishback repeated his name-calling, adding his own not-so-subtle race-related dig, writing “By’rone wants to turn Florida into a Section 8 ghetto.”
Tucker Carlson recently endorsed Fishback — who has made his anti-Israel stance a centerpiece of his campaign — during a recent conversation between the two that Carlson promoted on X by declaring, “James Fishback is running for governor in Florida. Before long, all the winning Republican politicians are going to talk like that.”
Fishback was accused of starting a relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Fort Keniahwhile she was still a minor.
From Florida’s Voice, a conservative Sunshine State publication:
ort stated that she joined Fishback’s organization in 2021 at the age of 16, while Fishback was 26, and that he began a romantic relationship with her while she was still a minor. She said he explicitly instructed her to keep the relationship secret, a tactic some experts might describe as grooming.
Documents show that Fort alleged that her relationship with Fishback escalated over time. In the Spring of 2023, she said that she and Fishback began living together, during which she was financially dependent on him due to irregular pay from her work in his organization.
The petition describes repeated conflicts and aggressive behavior, including Fishback throwing objects, yelling, and on one occasion grabbing Fort’s arm, leaving visible marks. Fort alleged that Fishback tried to light her with gas and threatened to harm himself to manipulate her.
Fishback told Florida’s Voice that “False accusations are unfortunately all too common today. The court in Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit reviewed these egregious charges, conducted two lengthy hearings, and exonerated me entirely. I have never been arrested or charged with any crime unlike my opponent Byron Donalds.”
President Donald Trump endorsed Donalds last February before the congressman had even started his campaign.
“I’m hearing that Highly Respected Congressman Byron Donalds is considering running for Governor of Florida, a State I love, and WIN BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024,” Trump wrote at the time. “I know Byron well, I’ve seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a TOTAL WINNER! Byron has a great wife, Erika, and three beautiful sons. They are very proud of him! As Governor, Byron will have a BIG Voice, and he will work closely with me to advance our America First Agenda.”
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