If you have the quotes, why don’t you post them? Not the leftist spin that you posted. Here’s what he said in context.
Co-host Blake Kolvet noted that passengers usually feel reassured seeing a stereotypical "guy with the right stuff and the square jaw" entering the cockpit.
Kirk responded with, "You wanna go thought crime? I'm sorry. If I see a Black pilot, I'm gonna be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified.'"
Kirk immediately followed up by saying, "That's not who I am, that's not what I believe," but argued that corporate diversity programs make people harbor those doubts.
LOL, nice try. This is from a Gannet news source which is known for its left-leaning reporting.
“A resolution for the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees says the center can no longer complete payroll obligations or fulfill routine maintenance contracts and faces ‘certain fiscal collapse within weeks.’ It says Trump has ‘offered to step in and raise the necessary funds to keep the Center from bankruptcy during its much needed renovation.’”