{"id":1029755,"date":"2024-02-24T17:18:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T17:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1029755"},"modified":"2024-05-15T21:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T21:00:10","slug":"donald-trump-failed-black-americans-and-now-hes-trying-to-hide-behind-racist-tropes-and-corny-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/donald-trump-failed-black-americans-and-now-hes-trying-to-hide-behind-racist-tropes-and-corny-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Failed Black Americans \u2013 And Now He\u2019s Trying To Hide Behind Racist Tropes and Corny Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Donald Trump\u2019s disgusting remarks at a South Carolina speech last night, <\/em>DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis might come as news to Trump, but pushing tired tropes, wannabe Jordans, and mugshot t-shirts isn\u2019t going to win over Black voters who suffered through record high unemployment and skyrocketing uninsured rates under his leadership. Trump is showing Black voters exactly what he thinks of them \u2013 and his ideas to win them over are as corny and racist as he is. Meanwhile, President Biden and Vice President Harris are keeping their promises to Black voters and delivering real wins: record low Black unemployment, historic investments in our HBCUs, and billions in student debt relief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his closing argument before the South Carolina GOP primary, Donald Trump peddled racist tropes in a desperate attempt to win over Black voters. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump, claiming the Black community \u201cembraced\u201d him because he was indicted on criminal charges<\/a>: \u201cYou see Black people walking around with my mugshot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cWould you rather have the Black president or the white president? \u2026 I think they want the white guy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump claimed<\/a> he knows Black people because they built his buildings.

Trump<\/a>: \u201cThese lights are so bright in my eyes that I can’t see too many people out there. … I can only see the Black ones. I can’t see any white ones, you see. That’s how far I’ve come. \u2026 That’s a long way, isn’t it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a> said Black people like him because he is \u201cbeing discriminated against.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminder: Trump failed the Black community at every turn by pushing a MAGAnomics agenda that destroyed American jobs, drove up Black unemployment, ripped away Black communities\u2019 access to health care, and attempted to slash funding for HBCUs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cPresident Donald Trump is exaggerating his role in bringing economic gains to black Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE FACTS: Trump is seeking credit he doesn\u2019t deserve for black job growth. He\u2019s also wrong to assert that Democrats haven\u2019t done anything to improve the economic situation for African Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KFF News<\/a>: \u201c2016-2018: The number of uninsured Black Americans increased by nearly 300,000 during the first two years of Trump\u2019s administration,<\/strong> which marked the first increase in the Black uninsured rate since 2013.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mother Jones<\/a>: \u201cTrump not only proposed no new funding for HBCUs, but also called for slashing millions <\/strong>of dollars from federal programs that support degree programs at the schools.\u201d
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\u201cTaken together, these cuts would disproportionately affect low-income students at black colleges and cost the schools millions<\/strong> in revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cEducation advocates say President Donald Trump\u2019s budget contradicts his campaign pledge to make college more affordable<\/strong> with its proposed elimination of subsidized student loans and cuts in other programs that help students pay tuition. \u2026 When he accepted the Republican presidential nomination last year, Trump had said, \u2018We\u2019re going to work with all of our students who are drowning in debt to take the pressure off these people just starting out in their adult lives. Tremendous problem.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has repeatedly entertained and upheld white supremacy, even going as far to refuse to condemn a well-known former leader of the racist hate group the Ku Klux Klan.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Trump dined and conversed with white nationalist Nick Fuentes<\/strong> and rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday night, according to two sources familiar with the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump declined to condemn white supremacists and violent rightwing groups<\/strong> during a contentious first presidential debate, instead urging a far-right group known for street brawling to \u2018stand by\u2019 and arguing that \u2018somebody\u2019s got to do something\u2019 about the left.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s defense of the \u2018very fine people\u2019 at Charlottesville white nationalist march <\/strong>has David Duke gushing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cPresident Donald Trump on Thursday denounced the removal of monuments to Confederate figures as \u2018sad\u2019 and \u2018so foolish,\u2019 days after white supremacists and neo-Nazis took to Charlottesville, Virginia,<\/strong> to violently protest the planned removal of a statue of the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIME<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump Refuses to Condemn KKK,<\/strong> Disavow David Duke Endorsement\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump said Wednesday he \u2018will not even consider\u2019 renaming Army bases that were named for Confederate military leaders after top Pentagon officials indicated recently they are open to the idea. In a series of tweets, Trump argued the bases have become part of U.S. history and should not be \u2018tampered with.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Donald Trump\u2019s disgusting remarks at a South Carolina speech last night, DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement:  \u201cThis might come as news to Trump, but pushing tired tropes, wannabe Jordans, and mugshot t-shirts isn\u2019t going to win over Black voters who suffered through record high unemployment and skyrocketing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1029755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDonald Trump Failed Black Americans \u2013 And Now He\u2019s Trying To Hide Behind Racist Tropes and Corny Jokes - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/donald-trump-failed-black-americans-and-now-hes-trying-to-hide-behind-racist-tropes-and-corny-jokes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-24T17:18:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-15T21:00:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/donald-trump-failed-black-americans-and-now-hes-trying-to-hide-behind-racist-tropes-and-corny-jokes\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/donald-trump-failed-black-americans-and-now-hes-trying-to-hide-behind-racist-tropes-and-corny-jokes\/\",\"name\":\"Donald Trump Failed Black Americans \u2013 And Now He\u2019s Trying To Hide Behind Racist Tropes and Corny Jokes - 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