RNC Spokesman Orlando Watson: “What exactly has the president done for the black community?” (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

WASHINGTON, D.C. – RNC Spokesman Orlando Watson recently appeared on MSNBC to debate whether President Obama’s policies have benefited the black community. Watson was hired in October as the Communication Director for Black Media and appeared on TV to defend the RNC’s controversial tweet about Rosa Parks.

Watson was asked if it was “defensible” for GOP governors to reject the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. Watson responded, “What I don’t find defensible is after five years of, you know, living under President Obama, you know, he has little to show for what he’s done for the black community.” Watson believes that the health care law has actually harmed the jobless rate amongst the black community.

Watson added, “So while we’re focused on, you know, trying to create jobs, private sector jobs, good-paying jobs, career-making jobs, I would ask, you know, what exactly has the President done for the black community?”



Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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