In this episode of "Fearless with Jason Whitlock," Jason illuminated a troubling view held by some on the Left that props up black men like Andrew Gillum while denouncing men like Justice Clarence Thomas.
Gillum is the disgraced former mayor of Tallahassee who lost the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race to Ron DeSantis. Since 2018, Gillum's career has been rocked by scandal. As Whitlock points out in the video, Gillum was caught in a hotel room with a male prostitute and drugs, which was the least of his worries. Meanwhile, amid Clarence Thomas' confirmation hearing for Supreme Court justice, he was accused of making an "inappropriate joke" to a female subordinate, and he was nearly crucified for it. Watch Jason drop his truth bomb on the matter.
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Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate who lost Florida's 2018 gubernatorial contest to Republican Ron DeSantis, has been indicted and has pleaded not guilty.
"The Indictment alleges that between 2016 and 2019, defendants Gillum and [Sharon Janet] Lettman-Hicks conspired to commit wire fraud, by unlawfully soliciting and obtaining funds from various entities and individuals through false and fraudulent promises and representations that the funds would be used for a legitimate purpose," according to a press release.
"The Indictment further alleges the defendants used third parties to divert a portion of those funds to a company owned by Lettman-Hicks, who then fraudulently provided the funds, disguised as payroll payments, to Gillum for his personal use. Both defendants are charged with 19 counts of wire fraud. Gillum is also charged with making false statements to agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation," the release continues.
Gillum and Lettman-Hicks each pleaded not guilty, according to reports.
"Every campaign I've run has been done with integrity. Make no mistake that this case is not legal, it is political. Throughout my career I have always stood up for the people of Florida and have spoken truth to power. There's been a target on my back ever since I was the mayor of Tallahassee. They found nothing then, and I have full confidence that my legal team will prove my innocence now," Gillum said in a statement.
\u201cAndrew Gillum, the once-rising Florida Democratic star who narrowly lost his 2018 gubernatorial race against Ron DeSantis, has told associates that he expects to be indicted in federal court as early as today for alleged fraud tied to his campaign, NBC News has learned.\n\nStory tk\u201d— Marc Caputo (@Marc Caputo) 1655908140
DeSantis, who narrowly defeated Gillum in 2018, is currently seeking re-election this year during the Sunshine State's gubernatorial contest — the governor, who has become immensely popular on the political right, is widely viewed as a figure who could potentially be a future GOP presidential contender.
According to the New Yorker, former President Donald Trump has said that he is "very close to making a decision" regarding whether to mount another presidential bid. "I don't know if Ron is running, and I don’t ask him," Trump said about DeSantis. "It's his prerogative. I think I would win."
Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum came out as bisexual during his first national media appearance since being found by police intoxicated and passed out in a room with a reported gay male escort and crystal meth.
Gillum and his wife, R. Jai Gillum, sat down with Tamron Hall for an interview to discuss that incident and the impact it had on his career and their marriage. The Gillums have three children. During the interview, Andrew Gillum disclosed his sexuality for the first time.
"To be very honest with you, when you didn't ask the question, you put it out there is whether or not I identify as gay," Gillum said. "And the answer is I don't identify as gay, but I do identify as bisexual, and that is something that I have never shared publicly before."
Gillum did not specify his intent for going to that hotel room in Miami Beach in March. After the incident became public, Gillum said he had been in town for a wedding and ended up having too much to drink. Politico reported that friends said Gillum was supposed to officiate the wedding, but didn't show up. Travis Dyson, the escort, said he he was unaware of any wedding.
Gillum withdrew from public life and entered rehab after the situation.
"I understand very well what people assume about that," Gillum said during the interview.
GIllum rejected the idea that his sexuality was a cause of his unfaithfulness.
"Bisexuality in and of itself doesn't lead to unfaithfulness," Gillum said. "There are men who are in marriages with women who just because they're married to a woman doesn't mean they're not attracted to other women, and at any point can slip up, make a mistake, do something, and that is what it is. The same thing in bisexual relationships.You can be attracted to both, you got a bigger terrain out there that you have to contend with, but you can still choose to be physically with one person."
R. Jai Gillum told Hall that she knew Gillum was bisexual when they got married.
"So many people just don't understand bisexuality," she said. "Bisexuality is just something different. I just believe that love and sexuality exist on a spectrum. All I care about is what's between us and what agreement we make."
Gillum, the former mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, narrowly lost the governor's race to Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018.
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