http://www.politico.com/news/2...-under-trump-00300868

>>... For years, Scott has prioritized efforts to expand access to capital and economic mobility for underserved communities, like the one he says he grew up in, and minority businesses, like his own Main Street insurance agency. The MBDA dates back to the Nixon administration and was one outlet for this mission. But Scott has stayed silent publicly about the gutting of the agency.

"They are watching this happen, and they are doing nothing. That's cowardice. And it cuts especially deep when the people you once believed were your champions turn their backs in silence," the Commerce Department employee said of Scott's and other Republicans' silence on cuts to the program.

Scott campaigned for Trump and at one point was vying to run as his 2024 vice presidential pick. His silence underscores the fine line he and other Black conservatives have to walk between their own interests and loyalty to the party as the administration wages a broader war against the government's diversity-focused initiatives....<<

Sometimes the sound of cowardice is just silence.

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