Washington Examiner
May 12, 2019
SALEM, N.H. — Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke suggested using the tax system to transfer wealth from rich, white people to African Americans, but he was forced to explain why he, as a white man, is able to help minority communities.
At a campaign house party in the backyard of former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia James Smith on Thursday, one of the about 100 attendees asked O’Rourke how he would use the tax code to address issues of equity and fairness.