In an election night speech, Shomari Figures says the label that stuck with him most in the race was being called a "Democrat communist." He then says he will work even with Donald Trump, because Jackson Hospital and the people of Alabama "cannot wait two years" for progress.
The receipt
- Who
- Shomari Figures
- Where
- rally - election night, Montgomery, Alabama
- Original footage
- WVTM 13 News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 52 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
know in this race I was I would look I was called all sorts of things, but I think that the the most the one that stuck with me the most was to be called a Democrat communist by the guy whose feet hurt too bad to actually go fight the communists when his country called to Called him to do it But nevertheless, I will work with him too Because Jackson Hospital cannot wait two years to have its future secured. People here in the state of Alabama cannot wait two years to see progress. So we are going to go to work, even with Donald Trump, because that is what this district requires, that is what is necessary, and that is what responsible leadership looks like.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.