Thursday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) said poverty, lack of quality education, and the breakdown of the family are consequences of the Democrats’ inner-city policies that have created conditions which sparked riots all over the country, like the recent unrest caused by the death of Freddy Gray while in police custody.

West said, “Look, let’s be very honest, most of these inner cities have been under Democratic control for quite some time. So let’s start looking at the policies they have instituted there over the past 40 to 50 years.”

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