{"id":1034619,"date":"2024-06-04T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1034619"},"modified":"2024-06-05T15:31:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:31:09","slug":"trumps-maga-veepstakes-donalds-and-hunt-cant-change-trumps-record-of-failing-black-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-donalds-and-hunt-cant-change-trumps-record-of-failing-black-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Donalds and Hunt Can\u2019t Change Trump\u2019s Record of Failing Black Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As Byron Donalds and Wesley Hunt head to Pennsylvania today to spin Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous record that failed Black Americans, <\/em>DNC Senior Spokesperson Marcus W. Robinson released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, Byron Donalds and Wesley Hunt will continue their pathetic attempts to cover for Donald Trump\u2019s broken promises and failed outreach to Black communities. As president, Trump gave handouts to the ultra-wealthy and tried to rip away health care and slash affordable housing programs \u2014 all at the expense of working-class Black Americans. Donalds\u2019 and Hunt\u2019s desperate lies might help them pass Trump\u2019s extreme MAGA litmus test, but it won\u2019t make up for his disastrous agenda to put Black Americans last.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byron Donalds and Wesley Hunt are bending over backwards to defend Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous record.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Floridian<\/a>: \u201cHouse Republicans are heading to Philadelphia where they\u2019ll attempt to sway Black voters with conservative principles over \u2018cognac and cigars.\u2019 As President Joe Biden (D) unleashes his Black Voters for Biden effort, Black Republicans are making the case for President Donald Trump (R). Though black voters still largely support the incumbent, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds<\/strong> (R) assures that \u2018everything is in play.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox News<\/a>: \u201cRep. Wesley Hunt<\/strong>, R-Texas, is spearheading an initiative to recruit Black voters, particularly Black men\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201cByron Donalds<\/strong> defends Trump\u2019s comments about black voters\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump took the stage here Friday night, surrounded by some of the nation\u2019s most well-known Black conservatives, with a message: He can secure a historic share of the Black vote for Republicans\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump was on stage with officials including Reps. Wesley Hunt<\/strong> of Texas and Byron Donalds<\/strong> of Florida, as well as Ben Carson, who led the Department of Housing and Urban Development during Trump\u2019s first term in office.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reality check: Trump\u2019s tax handouts for the ultra-wealthy, attempts to repeal the ACA, and moves to gut affordable housing programs disproportionately left behind and threatened Black communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cWhite Americans Gain the Most From Trump\u2019s Tax Cuts, a Report Finds\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a result, the average tax cut going to a white American household is more than double one going to a black or Latino one.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhite Americans earn about 77 percent of total income in the United States, but they are getting nearly 80 percent of the benefits of the individual and business tax cuts generated by the new law, the analysis found. African Americans received about 5 percent of the benefits, despite earning 6 percent of the nation\u2019s income.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cThe Tax Break for Children, Except the Ones Who Need It Most\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile Republicans say the increase shows concern for ordinary families, 35 percent of children fail to receive the full $2,000 because their parents earn too little, researchers at Columbia University found. A quarter get a partial sum and 10 percent get nothing. Among those excluded from the full credit are half of Latinos, 53 percent of [B]lacks and 70 percent of children with single mothers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy enriching the credit and including the affluent, the Trump expansion itself has brought attention to the poor children it excludes. While the 2017 law made millions of upper-income families eligible for the $2,000 credit (in part to offset the loss of other tax benefits), it gave a boost of just $75 to most full-time workers at the minimum wage.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cOverall, Trump\u2019s budget would cut $8.6 billion from housing programs, a 15 percent reduction. Deeper cuts, to the tune of 43 percent, would hit public housing funds while also eliminating programs such as the National Housing Trust Fund, Home Investment Partnerships, Community Development Block Grant and Choice Neighborhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cThe Trump administration will introduce a new rule on Monday that may reshape the way the government enforces fair housing law, making it harder for people to bring forward discrimination complaints under the Fair Housing Act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donalds and Hunt can\u2019t change the fact that Trump and Republicans have scrapped minority outreach plans and shuttered community centers across the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTUS<\/a>: \u201cAs the Biden campaign ramps up its efforts to shore up the Black vote, former President Donald Trump\u2019s appeals to Black voters are still more about rhetoric than action.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Republican Party\u2019s minority outreach offices in battleground states have mainly been closed since Trump\u2019s team took over in the spring, and plans for reopening have yet to be announced\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump and his allies have spoken plenty about Black voters but have yet to make heavy investments.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cFive months before the first general election votes are cast, the former president\u2019s campaign has little apparent organization to show for its ambitious plans. [Trump\u2019s] campaign removed its point person for coalitions and has not announced a replacement. The Republican Party\u2019s minority outreach offices across the country have been shuttered and replaced by businesses that include a check-cashing store, an ice cream shop and a sex-toy store.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Michigan\u2026 [the RNC] has yet to set up any community centers for minority outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince taking over the RNC in the spring, however, Trump\u2019s team has dramatically scaled back such [minority outreach] efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/a>: \u201cRepublican Outreach Center Shuts Down, Turns into Sex Shop\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nevada Independent<\/a>: \u201cGOP minority outreach centers in Nevada quietly shuttered after 2022 election cycle\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copper Courier<\/a>: \u201cRepublican outreach offices are still closed\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/a>: \u201cShuttered GOP outreach center now home to shop selling sex toys\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Antonio Current<\/a>: \u201cRepublican National Committee closes minority outreach center in San Antonio\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecticut Public Radio<\/a>: \u201cWill RNC reopen Black, Latino community center in CT? It\u2019s unclear\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Byron Donalds and Wesley Hunt head to Pennsylvania today to spin Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous record that failed Black Americans, DNC Senior Spokesperson Marcus W. Robinson released the following statement:  \u201cToday, Byron Donalds and Wesley Hunt will continue their pathetic attempts to cover for Donald Trump\u2019s broken promises and failed outreach to Black communities. 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