Far-right Republican accused of stiffing student debate champion of $8,000

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:05:43 GMT

Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback calls failure to pay Briana Whatley money owed ‘an oversight’A far-right Republican candidate in Florida’s governor’s race has been accused of stiffing a high school debate champion over the better part of $11,000 in scholarship money she won from a company he founded.Student Briana Whatley landed the awards as regional and national champion of Incubate Debate, a league-style competition set up by the candidate, James Fishback, to encourage youth to engage in political discourse. Continue reading...

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