As Teen, Byron Donalds Was Mugged at Gunpoint. He’s Now in Congress.

Freshman Rep. Byron Donalds was a businessman before he served in the Florida House of Representatives and now in Congress, where he arrived in January.

Donalds grew up in a single-parent household and says his mom made sacrifices to make the American Dream possible for him.

"Growing up in the inner city, a lot of things happen, unfortunately," Donalds said of his upbringing in Brooklyn, N.Y.

"You get mugged. I was mugged when I was in middle school. I was held up at gunpoint at 16 years old. So now, being in politics and being a grown man, a lot of things just don't really faze me, because just from my experiences growing up in the inner city," he explained.

Donalds joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to share his story, both personal and political.

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