DONKEY: Florida Gov. Candidate, Byron Donalds, Literacy Event Sign Misspells ‘Achievability’

Summary

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Donkey of the Day: Byron Donalds’ Literacy Event Misspells ‘Achievability’

Podcast: Donkey of the Day (Power 105.1 FM – WWPR-FM)
Host: Charlamagne Tha God
Date: June 16, 2026

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Episode Overview

Charlamagne Tha God returns with his signature "Donkey of the Day" segment, this time calling out Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds and his campaign team for an embarrassing error: promoting a literacy initiative with a sign that misspelled the word “achievability.” The episode highlights the irony of such a mistake in the context of a literacy program, pokes fun at campaign oversight, and comments on the state of Florida’s reputation for oddball news stories.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Byron Donalds’ Candidacy and Lead in the Polls

• Charlamagne introduces Byron Donalds, a frontrunner in the Florida governor’s race, holding a significant lead in the Republican primary (54% in a four-way race, 46 points ahead of his nearest competitor).
• Charlamagne remarks on the pressure and scrutiny that comes with political success, especially in a state like Florida.

2. Praise for Literacy Efforts (03:00–04:30)

• Charlamagne commends Donalds for promoting the “Read to Succeed” literacy campaign, relating to his own upbringing and his mother’s profession as an English teacher.

  • “I’m all for any program that plans to increase literacy anywhere.” (03:54)

• Audio is played of Byron Donalds explaining the importance of reading proficiency for children and referencing the “Mississippi Miracle” as a model for education reform.

3. The Irony: Misspelled ‘Achievability’ on a Literacy Banner (04:30–07:00)

• Charlamagne highlights the central blunder: the campaign sign behind Donalds at his literacy event had “achievability” misspelled, in large, prominent red letters.

• He breaks down the sign:

  • Top: “Donalds for Governor”
  • Middle: “Read to Succeed”
  • Bottom: “Achievability” (misspelled, underlined in red)

• Charlamagne mocks the campaign’s failure to catch the error throughout the design and approval process.

  • “Not one single solitary person noticed that the word achievability was misspelled.” (04:48)

• Offers a humorous theory:

  • “I think I know why ‘achievability’ is underlined… whoever typed it out spelled it wrong and the red squiggly line popped up—they thought it would be good aesthetic for the campaign material!” (06:01)

• Points out the numerous people and steps it must have passed—typing, design, approval, printing, and hanging—without correction.

4. Deeper Critique and Florida Stereotypes

• Charlamagne connects the mishap to broader jokes about Florida:
  • “The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. And today is no exception.” (03:13)
• Suggests that if Donalds weren’t in the GOP, the misspelling would be used against him in “diversity hire” arguments.
  • “If you weren’t in the GOP, they would be using this moment to call you a D.E.I. hire, okay?” (05:18)
• “Group projects might as well be prayer circles. What’s the point if everyone’s going to get it wrong?” (06:47)

5. Guest Reaction: Double D Mother, Black and Red News (07:02–07:42)

• Adds further mockery of the situation, noting the difficulty of misspelling anything in the digital age, especially for a literacy campaign.
  • “Sir, your staff must really hate you. Whoever made this sign…Or they got their education in Florida and that’s the reason why.” (07:19)

6. Signature Sign-Off (07:42–08:04)

• Charlamagne gives his customary “he haw” to Donalds and his campaign team:
  • “Some Donkey of the Days just write themselves. Please give Byron Donalds and his whole campaign team the biggest he haw. I’m just saying—if you’re going to have a literacy program called ‘Read to Succeed,’ then somebody needs to read something.” (07:45–08:04)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Florida:

  • Charlamagne: “The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. And today is no exception.” (03:13)

• On the Misspelling:

  • Charlamagne: “If you are running for governor of anywhere in this country and have a literacy program called ‘Read to Succeed,’ then someone on your team needs to read what is on the signage that is placed in front of you.” (05:34)

• Demonstrating Irony:

  • Charlamagne: “We live in a world where your phone or laptop will correct Wakanda before you finish typing it…You mean to tell me whoever made this didn’t see ‘achievability’ was spelled wrong?” (05:45)

• On the Underline:

  • Charlamagne: “Whoever typed it out spelled ‘achievability’ wrong and the red squiggly line popped up underneath it—they thought it would be good aesthetic for the campaign material!” (06:01)

• On Process Failure:

  • Charlamagne: “Somebody had to type it. Somebody designed it. Somebody approved it. Somebody printed it. Somebody hung it up in front of Byron Donalds, and not one person caught it in Florida.” (06:38)

• Guest (Double D Mother):

  • “Sir, your staff must really hate you…Or they got their education in Florida and that’s the reason why they didn’t know how to spell ‘achievability.’” (07:19)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [02:59] – Introduction of Byron Donalds as “Donkey of the Day”
• [04:10] – Byron Donalds’ audio clip explaining Read to Succeed
• [04:30–06:00] – Charlamagne highlights and mocks the misspelled sign, explains the likely reason for the underlined typo
• [07:02] – Reaction from Double D Mother, further lampooning
• [07:45] – Charlamagne’s “he haw” sign-off to Donalds and the campaign

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Tone and Language

Charlamagne maintains his trademark irreverent, witty, and sarcastic delivery, using humor to emphasize the irony of misspelling at a literacy event. Throughout, he’s critical but playful, using the incident as a vehicle for broader commentary on political optics, Florida’s national reputation, and the perpetual human capacity for oversight despite technology and process.

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Summary Takeaway

This episode is a classic "Donkey of the Day" roast, with Charlamagne exposing the embarrassing mismatch between a literacy event’s message and its execution. The segment is peppered with biting humor and cultural references, doubling as a playful warning to all public figures: check your spelling, especially when touting educational achievements.

Transcript

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Made it.

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It's time for Donkey of the Day. There's a bunch of donkeys out here in these streets. I made Donkey of the Day called

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Donkey of the Day.

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It really caught me off guard. We live a life where we bite our tongue based off who we may offend. We never would say anything.

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Charlamagne.

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Give it to him.

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Give it to him. You are a donkey.

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That is why Charlamagne is

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some donkey. Today's just saw themselves on the Breakfast Club.

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Okay, Charlamagne, who we giving donkey of

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the day to today? Well, donkey Today for Tuesday, June 16 goes to Byron Donalds and his whole campaign team. Okay? If you haven't heard, Byron is running for governor of Florida. Doing a damn good job from what I can see. Okay. An Associated Industries of Florida poll shows Byron holding a commanding lead in the Republican primary for governor, capturing 54% support in a four way field. Okay. 46 points ahead of his nearest competitor. Impressive. Okay. But with that kind of success comes a whole lot of scrutiny. Okay? You are forever under a microscope. Okay? Every little thing will be dissected and picked apart, especially in a race for governor of Florida. Now, what does your Uncle Charlotte always say about the great state of Florida? Say it with me. The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. And today is no exception. See, Byron Donald did something that I believe is very commendable. He promoted a Read to Succeed literacy program. Okay, I completely agree with this. My mother was an English teacher and I grew up on the booking program program. So I'm all for any program that plans to increase literacy anywhere. Okay, can we hear what Byron Donald had to say about his literacy program? Read to Succeed hit the ground running on day one.

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And being able to master reading is

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at the core of that.

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Our state will refocus our efforts into that. We have seen what's occurred in the state of Mississippi. They call it the Mississippi Miracle. But when it comes to ag reform, Florida has led the way over the last 30 years and we're going to continue to lead the way, way into the future.

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I agree. Okay, I'm glad we're on Netflix right now because what I'm about to show you is important. See, Byron has this Read to Succeed program and I agree with everything that he just said in regards to children learning to read read, especially by learning to read by third grade. But if you saw the video. Okay, watch it again. Can we put it up? Put the Put the picture back up on Netflix. Byron paired his announcement with a sign, but apparently nobody on his team. Okay, not one single solitary person noticed that the word achievability was misspelled. Do you see it? Okay, now, on this sign, there's approximately 11 words that are big enough to read. At the top it says Donald's for Governor. Then at the bottom it says Defending the Florida dream. And in the middle it says read to succeed. Achievability. Achievability is actually in red letters. Underline. Read to succeed is in blue.

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Okay?

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Read to succeed is in blue, and achievability is in red. Underlined is red. It's in red letters, underlined. But it's spelled wrong. Byron, if you weren't in the gop, they would be using this moment to call you a D.E.I. hire, okay? Now, I don't even blame the average person for not knowing how to spell achievability. That's the SAT word. But if you are running for governor of anywhere in this country and you have a literacy program called Read to Succeed, then someone on your team needs to read what is on the signage that is placed in front of you, okay? We live in a world that, you know, your phone or laptop will correct Wakanda before you finish typing it, okay? A fictional country from the Marvel universe. So you mean to tell me whoever created the content for this sign didn't see that achievability was spelled wrong? I'm going to tell you something. I think I know why achievability is underlined on Byron Donald's signage. Because whoever typed it out spelled achievability wrong and the red squiggly line popped up underneath it, and they didn't realize that meant it was spelled wrong, and they thought it would be good aesthetic for the campaign material. I'm telling you, that's what happened, okay? I know it. I know it doesn't make any sense, but remember, this is Florida we talking about, okay? The levels of Florida this sign had to go through. Somebody had to type it. Somebody designed it, somebody approved it, somebody printed it. Somebody hung it up in front of Byron Donald's, and not one person caught it in Florida. Group projects might as well be prayer circles, okay? I mean, what's the point of doing things like this by committee if everyone is going to get it wrong? Now, people have a lot to say about this story. Let's go to Double D Mother with black and red news, please.

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There's no way I was gonna let this feed past me. I don't care if it happened yesterday. So Byron Donald's opponent called him a DEI higher because he was standing behind a sign that was misspelled while he was talking about Florida's education system. Yeah. Sir, your staff must really hate you, whoever made this sign. They must really hate you. Or they got their education in Florida and that's the reason why they didn't know how to spell achievability. I declare, honey, in this day and age, it's really hard to misspell some. It's really hard, especially on something like this.

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So you mean to tell me that Byron Donalds is a part of the GOP and they called him a DEI hire? Anyway, some donkey of the days just write themselves. Please give Byron Donalds and his whole campaign team the biggest he haw. I'm just saying, if you're gonna have a literacy program called Read to succeed, then somebody needs to read something. That's all I'm saying.

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All right, well, thank you for that donkey today, sir.

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Yes, indeed.

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All right, now, when we come back, let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. Maybe come to the mic for a second. During front page news, you were talking about a story about UK and that, I believe you're saying UK is trying to ban social media.

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Yeah, UK just banned all social media for kids under 16. Australia has, too.

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So that's not so bad. Okay.

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Yeah. Okay, my bad.

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I wasn't here earlier when you said that that's what's up.

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So we're asking, 800-585-1051, what are your thoughts? Now? The thing is, I get it, and I do understand.

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Yeah.

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But all social media is not bad. So it's weighing the cons. The pros and the cons. Right. Because I was saying earlier, like, my son is into soccer, so he goes to social media to watch his favorite player and to learn moves.

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Right.

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My daughters are in the dance. They get different dance moves and dance steps by watching other kids do it on social media.

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Well, they can do that on YouTube.

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That's. That's band, too? That's part of it, yeah. Oh, Damn.

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For real?

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YouTube is part of the band?

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Yes. So. So where do they get that information? So it almost gets to. I feel like you have to let the parents tell the parents the pros and the cons and the negative things about social media and then allow them to be parents.

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Yeah.

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It is interesting when people say, you know, where can they get that other than social media? And where the generation that actually lived before social Media. I literally was just having this conversation with Mouse Jones over the weekend. I was just like, you can disconnect from social media and you can still get, you know, your information from books, you can get your information from newspapers, real life experiences, radio, talking

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to people,

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your friends and the arts. Sometimes you gotta take your people to the arts, take your kids to go see these dances instead of, you know, pulling up on YouTube.

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Yeah, but the difference with going to the arts is like, I watch my daughters slow down somebody's dance so they can get it and perfect it and do it over and over and over again. I can't take them to Broadway every day so they can see that one dance over and over again. So there's certain things that you can't do.

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And I think that's how we learned dance moves before social media.

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I mean, you did learn how to do. Yeah, but you did learn dance moves. But to take it to the next level and seeing other people, people from China doing a dance step or seeing

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somebody from Ain't nobody in China dance better than Michael Jackson. Yeah, but we.

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There's a girl from. There's a girl from China that gets busy.

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Like when I say, what black person she learning from? What black American did she learn it from? I'm sure.

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Well, she probably watched it on Tick Tock and that's how she got so good. But that's my point.

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But remember, we used to watch it on videos. They don't play videos like they used to.

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Well, like what music videos?

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I know the 106 and parks. The. The trls, like all of that.

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Well, let's open up the phone lines. Let's discuss 800.

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It used to be dance shows too.

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Y' all remember the America's best dance

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crew and all of that stuff. They still got Dancing with the Stars. So your daughters watch that

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800. 585.

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We were dancing long before social media. But it's bigger than that.

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You know what I'm saying?

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I'm just simply saying that when we look at social media and you see that they're monetizing our emotions and the greatest cloud capital is conflict. You, we, our kids shouldn't be on there.

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Well, let's discuss 800-585-1051. It's the breakfast Club. Good morning.

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