Businessman Andrew Yang Andrew YangBiden's latest small business outreach is just ... awful Doctor who allegedly assaulted Evelyn Yang arrested on federal charges The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden weighs in on police shootings | Who's moderating the debates | Trump trails in post-convention polls MORE addressed the diversity of the 2020 Democratic primary field, saying he was disappointed that he was the only candidate of color at Thursday’s debate.

“It's both an honor and disappointment to be the lone candidate on this stage tonight. I miss Kamala. I miss Cory, though I think Cory will be back,” he said, referring to Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisPelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act What Kamala Harris' VP nomination means to us Harris slams Trump's Supreme Court pick as an attempt to 'destroy the Affordable Care Act' MORE (D-Calif.), who dropped out of the White House race, and Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerSunday shows preview: Lawmakers prepare for SCOTUS confirmation hearings before election The movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point Watchdog confirms State Dept. canceled award for journalist who criticized Trump MORE (D-N.J.), who failed to qualify for Thursday’s event.

It’s both an honor and disappointment to be the lone candidate of color on this debate stage tonight. #DemDebate #YangGang pic.twitter.com/QmvtyqLKfG — Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) December 19, 2019

Questions about diversity in the primary field were thrust into the spotlight after Harris, who is of Indian and Jamaican descent, dropped out of the race, leaving Yang as the sole person of color to appear on the Thursday night debate stage.

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Booker and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, another 2020 contender who failed to qualify for the debate, have railed against the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) qualifications, suggesting they inhibit candidates of color.

Booker has remained stuck in the single digits in virtually all national and early state polls, but he has insisted he will remain in the 2020 race, maintaining that the primary field must represent the Democratic Party's base.

Yang took the opportunity to tout his policies, saying his plan to grant $1,000 a month to every American adult would help support candidates of color.

“You know what you need to donate to political campaigns? Disposable income,” he said.

“I guarantee if we had a freedom dividend of $1,000 a month, I would not be the only candidate of color on this stage tonight.”