If Webb defeats his Trump-supporting Republican opponent in November’s election, he will be the first black physician to vote in Congress. At the time, Webb worked in the office of cabinet affairs – the executive office of Barack Obama, who was president. “Our expectation was that we were going to work for the first black president and the first woman president,” Webb said. “Instead, President Trump came in.”Once the new administration took office, the door was quite literally closed on Webb. I’m not talking about Dr Fauci or Dr Birx – I’m talking about President Donald Trump,” Webb said.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2020 13:17 UTC