Swalwell: I may be 'another white guy' but 'I know when to pass the mic'

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Rep. Eric SwalwellEric Michael SwalwellNASCAR bans display of Confederate flag from events and properties Gloves come off as Democrats fight for House seat in California Grenell says intelligence community working to declassify Flynn-Kislyak transcripts MORE (D-Calif.) explained that, as a white man, he knows when to promote other people’s voices when asked in an interview why he should be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 2020.

The California congressman told Vice News that he understood that he had gaps in his knowledge of racial issues in America and would seek advice from people of color on such issues if elected.

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“A white guy who doesn’t see other identities or understand other experiences should not be president,” he says in the interview.

“I do,” Swalwell continued. “And where there would be gaps in my knowledge or my experience, I will pass the mic to people who do have that experience.”

Swalwell echoed those comments on Twitter, writing, “I may be ‘another white guy,’ but I know where there are gaps in my knowledge or my experience and I know when to pass the mic.” A video of the interview accompanied the tweet.

The comments were mocked by supporters of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE, including his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr.Don John TrumpTrump Jr. calls elderly supporter who was assaulted Trump Jr. hits Howard Stern for going ‘establishment,’ ‘acting like Hillary’ Trump Jr., GOP senator lash out at Facebook for taking down protest pages on stay-at-home orders MORE, who retweeted Swalwell’s message while adding, “Hard to believe that this isn’t a parody account.”

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Swalwell announced his candidacy for president last month and is polling near the bottom of the crowded Democratic primary field, which has swelled to more than 20 candidates.