Gov. Cox stands by his support of the Utah Jazz's minority scholarship program

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A caller — on "Let Me Speak To The Governor" program Thursday asked Utah governor Spencer Cox a question:

"The Utah Jazz is excluding white children from consideration for their scholarship program. Do you think this is racist? And what will you do to prevent the Utah Jazz from acting in this racist manner?"

Cox, in a passionate response, said that he supported the Jazz's scholarship program.

"Well, I don't think it's racist. In fact, I think it's in response to, unfortunately, some very difficult and racist injustices that have happened in our community for a long time".

"And I'll tell you what I'm going to do about the Utah Jazz: Absolutely nothing, because you know what? I believe in the Constitution and I believe in the freedom of businesses to make decisions and decisions that are right for them. Your kid or my kid, they have no right to the Utah Jazz's money and the Utah Jazz and Ryan Smith can do the things that they want to do with their funds and their revenues.

"And, look, it's an awesome program and it's something that we should be celebrating. The cool thing is that the Utah Jazz have more wins than any team in the nation, which means that there are more scholarships available for kids in our state. And these are kids who are in at-risk communities. These are kids who have struggled. These kids are kids who have not had access to the same opportunities that my kids and your kids have had.

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Gov. Cox stands by his support of the Utah Jazz's minority scholarship program

Hell just froze over: a Republican acknowledging the obvious - white children not getting a scholarship solely because of their skin color is NOT racism