African American author and podcast host Coleman Hughes joined “The View” this week only to be called a “charlatan” being “used as a pawn by the right” during his appearance.

Hughes, who is clearly more intelligent than the gossiping witches on the program by leaps and bounds, began by detailing his views on race and socioecinomics.

Joining the show to talk about his book, “The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America,” Hughes explained public policies should not include race-based factors and lawmakers instead should focus on class.

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"There's no evidence that I've been co-opted by anyone. I have an independent podcast, I work for CNN as an analyst, I write for The Free Press, I'm independent in all of these endeavors and no one is paying me to say what I'm saying" pic.twitter.com/sFFWv42MHU

— Jules Terpak (@julesterpak) March 27, 2024

“My overall argument is that class, socioeconomics, is a better proxy for disadvantaged,” Hughes said. “We all want to help the disadvantaged and the question is how do we identify them? The default right now in a lot of areas of policy is to use black and Hispanic identity as a proxy for disadvantage. My argument is that you get a better picture of who needs help by looking at socioeconomics and income. That picks out people in a more accurate way.”

Later, “The View” host Sunny Hostin told Hughes, “Your argument for colorblindness, I think it’s something that the right has co-opted, and so many in the Black community, if I’m being honest with you, because I want to be, believed that you are being used as a pawn by the right and that you are charlatan of sorts.”

“I don’t think I’ve been co-opted by anyone. I’ve only voted twice — both for Democrats. I’m an independent,” the author responded. “I would vote for a Republican — probably a non-Trump Republican if they were compelling. I don’t think there’s any evidence I’ve been co-opted by anyone and I think that’s an ad-hominem tactic people use to not address, really, the important conversations we’re having here.”

Radio host and political advisor Melik Abdul posted on social media to say the interview highlighted why he left the Democrat Party.

“This is the Left. This is how they feel about Black men who don’t walk in lockstep w/their radical agendas. This is one of the reasons I left the Democratic Party. This. This right here,” Abdul wrote.

This is the Left. This is how they feel about Black men who don't walk in lockstep w/their radical agendas. This is one of the reasons I left the Democratic Party.

This. This right here. https://t.co/kjHFkLJ7vE

— Melik Abdul (@MelikAbdul_) March 28, 2024

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