The Weaponization of Political Diversity

US President Donald Trump gestures as American conservative activist and author Alveda King (C), a niece of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks before Trump signs the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act at the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 21, 2018. Jim Watson/AFP

Commentary

Since the 2018 midterm elections, America’s political left has been celebrating “the most diverse Congress in U.S. history.” And, as the races for the 2020 congressional and presidential elections heat up, political diversity is a key focus.