California’s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom came under fire for telling a black crowd that he can relate to them because he can’t read.
Newsom kicked off his book tour this weekend in the South and things went awry during his stop in Atlanta.
The tour for his new book, titled, ‘Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery,’ started in Nashville on Saturday.
On Sunday, Newsom told a predominantly black crowd in Atlanta that he’s a ‘960 SAT guy who can’t read.’
“I’m not—you know—I’m not trying to impress you (pointing at Mayor Dickens). I’m just trying to impress upon you that I’m like you. I’m no better than you. You know, I’m a 960 SAT guy. And I’m not trying to offend anyone—trying to act all there if you got 940—but literally, a 960 SAT guy,” Newsom said.
“You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech. It may be the wrong business to be in,” he said.
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