The second quote was because of the state being unfairly racist, rather than Charlie. DEI actively prevents more skillful applicants taking jobs simply based on their race. That is why he said "I hope he's qualified", because a black pilot is statistically less likely to be, due to DEI"

That's not racism. It's the opposite. He's clearly expressing his concern for how govt intervention is harming black people. Lowering standards for a group will obviously have negative consequences. The govt is literally branding an entire race as not equally competent. It's pretty clear that govt i...