Trump says his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters

Former President Donald Trump claimed Friday that his four criminal indictments have boosted his support among Black Americans because they see him as a victim of discrimination, comparing his legal jeopardy to the historic legacy of anti-Black prejudice in the U.S. legal system.

Trump argues he is the victim of political persecution, even though there is no evidence President Joe Biden or White House officials influenced the filing of 91 felony charges against him. Earlier in the week, Trump compared himself to Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top domestic rival, who died in a remote Arctic prison after being jailed by the Kremlin leader.

“I got indicted for nothing, for something that is nothing,” Trump told a black-tie event for Black conservatives in South Carolina ahead of Saturday’s Republican primary. “And a lot of people said that’s why the Black people like me, because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, and they actually viewed me as I’m being discriminated against. It’s been pretty amazing but possibly, maybe, there’s something there.”

nucleative,

When life gives you lemonade…

hOrni,

Imma just copy my previous comment: Next time he’ll just say “Black people like me, because I’m a criminal. And they are also all criminals.”

IvanOverdrive,

If there’s one thing that black people love, it’s doing crimes and overpriced sneakers.

Lucidlethargy,

Third guy literally posted a video of an angry white racist in a golf cart yelling “white power” with no context… WHILE IN OFFICE.

Source: apnews.com/…/donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-tim-…

BilboBargains,

Say what you like about this guy, he has a sense of humour. The only problem is his supporters don’t get the joke.

nutsack,

can a black person here tell me if this is true or not

idunnololz,
@idunnololz@lemmy.world avatar

c/nottheonion

GladiusB,
@GladiusB@lemmy.world avatar

That’s not racist or anything

Gruntyfish,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1f22851d-0434-4096-9dc5-a4e87e663e9f.png

BeautifulMind,
@BeautifulMind@lemmy.world avatar

Every time he says some out-of-touch dumb-as-shit thing like this I get hopeful that this will be the thing that’s too absurd, too stupid, too off-the-rails… and then I realize there are so many people that eat this shit up and the real despair sets in

makunamatata,

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity” so yes, people eat this shit up and will go out in masses to vote for him.

tegs_terry,

“… and I’m not sure about the universe.”

LiveLM,

What the fuck am I reading. It can’t be real. First the shoe thing. Now this. What the fuck?

Bakkoda,

He’s what’s called a useful idiot. The problem is a useful idiot is supposed to be a distraction. He’s the gag. Turns out people are really fuckin unhappy, really fuckin poor and really fuckin desperate. And some of those people are really fuckin dumb.

makunamatata,

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity” … these people that you say are unhappy, poor and desperate are the result of previous administrations letting the rich off the hook from paying taxes, letting education deprecate (with teachers underpaid, undervalued, and each day more having their hands tied, with parents deciding what they can and cannot do…). Also let’s remember “No Child Left Behind” which was basically a way to defund education, letting kids that don’t learn keep moving forward to get out of the school system, without having to spend more to educate those who need, with the excuse of not letting them get stuck and failing. Schools are penalized if they don’t show kids progress, so they let the kids slide. Thanks George W. Bush! Now all of these people are seeing the results of poorly educated kids not able to secure jobs that pay better, while corporations, as they focus on cuts for profit and survival, get scotch free from contributing to education and infrastructure.

The unhappy, poor and desperate don’t have the capacity to see what caused all of this, and can only relate to their situation being the fault of the other party. No context, so they believe on the orange man that talks with simpler words and short phrases, cursing and disrespecting, bringing to a level they are unfortunately accustomed to.

Drusas,

Admitting that the criminal justice system discriminates against black people? Sounds an awful lot like someone has embraced CRT.

SpaceCowboy,
@SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca avatar

More likely he thinks a lot of black people are criminals and they’ll like him because he’s also a criminal.

Drusas,

Yes, but I was being sarcastic/pointing out that it's taboo among Republicans to acknowledge institutional racism.

mightyfoolish,

I’m in disbelief. Even if he somehow makes it on the ballot, can he even run for Republicans anymore? He acknowledged the whole system is racist. 😂

AFKBRBChocolate,

If you watch the videos, when they pan to the audience, there’s like two or three black people and a whole bunch of white people. Strange for a black conservatives gathering.

Some of the other things he said are amazing, too:

“My mug shot — we’ve all seen the mug shot, and you know who embraced it more than anybody else? The Black population,” Trump said. “You see Black people walking around with my mug shot, you know, they do shirts and they sell them for $19 apiece. It’s pretty amazing — millions by the way.”

“These lights are so bright in my eyes that I can’t see too many people out there. But I can only see the Black ones, I can’t see any White ones, you see, that’s how far I’ve come. That’s how far I’ve come. That’s a long way, isn’t it? These lights. We’ve come a long way together,” he said as the crowd laughed.

horndogAI,

That last one sounds straight out of Veep lol

gravitas_deficiency,

of course

KeefChief13,

Flat out racist statement.

butterflyattack,

“I’m a criminal and now black people can relate to me!”

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