Black GOP lawmakers hold 'Congress, Cognac, and Cigars' event in key swing state

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Two of former President Trump’s top allies in the House of Representatives are in Atlanta on Wednesday to mobilize Black voters ahead of his November rematch with President Biden.

Reps. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, and Byron Donalds, R-Fla., are hosting an event called "Congress, Cognac, and Cigars" at a cigar lounge in the Peach State alongside former ESPN host Sage Steele.

An invitation to the event obtained by Fox News Digital billed it in all capital letters as "a real conversation about the Black male vote, leadership, and how they will impact the 2024 election."

Hunt told Fox News Digital in an interview that Black voters, particularly in a state like Georgia, are going to be "paramount" in deciding the winner of the next presidential race.

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"The thing is, in the past, the Republican Party has not done a very good job of going to these communities, articulating why our policies are in the best interest of the Black community," Hunt said. "Black issues are American issues. We just need voices to go articulate that."

"You don't have to vote for Democrats anymore because your mama and your grandmother and your parents told you to do it. The Republican Party right now is in your best interest. If you hate what's going on at the border, if you hate what's happening with inflation, if you hate crime,