RNC’s First Black Chair Busts Trump’s Claim About Black Voters
10 months, 1 week ago

RNC’s First Black Chair Busts Trump’s Claim About Black Voters

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michael Steele, who was the first Black chair of the Republican National Committee, took Donald Trump to task over his widely condemned comments at a Black Conservative Federation gala at the weekend. On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Steele expressed doubt the Republican 2024 front-runner could convince Black voters to back him. — @MichaelSteele on Trump's lame bidding for the Black vote https://t.co/WexLeLrldq pic.twitter.com/GZp0jn7coB — Morning Joe February 27, 2024 Steele continued, “When I hear him say ‘the Black people,’ it reminds me of some 1950s redneck who is referring to them, ‘other,’ even though they’re in the room.” Steele led the RNC from 2009 until 2011. Trump’s narrative is that “he thinks so little of the Black community that he can get our vote with giving us greater access to menthol cigarettes and a nice pair of gold lamé sneakers,” Steele explained.

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Watch: MSNBC hosts laugh and pile on Vivek Ramaswamy for infuriating Trump's MAGA fans
1 week, 5 days ago

Watch: MSNBC hosts laugh and pile on Vivek Ramaswamy for infuriating Trump's MAGA fans

Raw Story  

The co-hosts of MSNBC's "The Weekend" were beside themselves with laughter on Saturday morning as they discussed Donald Trump advisor Vivek Ramaswamy angering the MAGA faithful with a "screed" he posted on X that has led to a schism within the president-elect's base. With co-host Michael Steele bestowing "screed" on the Ramaswamy post where the entrepreneur maintained, "Our American culture …

Black Republicans 'feel left out' by Trump's mostly white Cabinet picks: report
1 month ago

Black Republicans 'feel left out' by Trump's mostly white Cabinet picks: report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump hasn't yet chosen any Black Republicans to serve in his cabinet, and ABC News reports that some Black GOP operatives "feel left out" by it. Another Black Republican told ABC that they were surprised Trump hadn't diversified picks for positions like assistant to the president, barring what they implied was one regrettable choice during his first term. …

'I'm gonna finish my sentence': CNN panelists clash over Trump's appeal to Black men
2 months ago

'I'm gonna finish my sentence': CNN panelists clash over Trump's appeal to Black men

Raw Story  

Former Democratic lawmaker Bakari Sellers and GOP operative Shermichael Singleton clashed on CNN over the Republican Party's efforts to win over Black men voters. The conservative Singleton credited the GOP's outreach efforts for Donald Trump's election win, saying Republicans promised to "put men back to work," but Sellers disagreed. Singleton smirked and argued that Harris issued those policy proposals just …

Harris Warns Black Voters: Trump Doesn't Understand Our Needs
2 months, 1 week ago

Harris Warns Black Voters: Trump Doesn't Understand Our Needs

Live Mint  

US Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the Black community on her podcast, Club Shay Shay, and warned Black voters against Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. She emphasized her own work to address health and economic disparities and highlighted Trump's lack of understanding for the community's issues. Harris also criticized Trump's leadership style and accused him of fostering division …

Warnock brushes off Obama’s concerns about Black voters breaking from Harris: ‘Not going to happen’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Warnock brushes off Obama’s concerns about Black voters breaking from Harris: ‘Not going to happen’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Senator Raphael Warnock brushed off concerns about Black …

Kamala Harris's MAN PROBLEM! As Obama desperately pleads with black male voters to back her, FREDDY GRAY says: After all the Democrats' man-bashing, it's too little, too late
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Kamala Harris's MAN PROBLEM! As Obama desperately pleads with black male voters to back her, FREDDY GRAY says: After all the Democrats' man-bashing, it's too little, too late

Daily Mail  

'A suspicion of mine is that there are too many preachy females …,' Clinton campaign guru James Carville said in March I'm a Democrat, but they have f****ed us over for the last 40 years,' said Teamsters' labor union president Sean O'Brien Amid the raging controversies over illegal migrants, hurricane recovery, a cost-of-living crisis and reproductive rights, an endorsement decision …

Obama faces fury after ‘lecturing’ Black men for not backing Harris because she’s a woman
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Obama faces fury after ‘lecturing’ Black men for not backing Harris because she’s a woman

The Independent  

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Obama, in blunt terms, tells Black men to get over their reluctance to support Harris
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Obama, in blunt terms, tells Black men to get over their reluctance to support Harris

NPR  

Obama, in blunt terms, tells Black men to get over their reluctance to support Harris toggle caption Ryan Collerd/AFP via Getty Images Former President Barack Obama on Thursday had a blunt message to Black men: get behind Vice President Harris and get out to vote. Obama made a surprise stop at a Pittsburgh campaign field office ahead of a rally …

Nevada GOP Candidate Says He's ‘Not Worried About Black People’ In His Bid For Congress
3 months, 1 week ago

Nevada GOP Candidate Says He's ‘Not Worried About Black People’ In His Bid For Congress

Huff Post  

Republican congressional candidate John Lee and Rep. Steven Horsford. Associated Press WASHINGTON ― Republican congressional candidate John Lee said in a new audio obtained by HuffPost that he’s “not worried about Black people” and mocked his Democratic opponent in Nevada, Rep. Steven Horsford, for being chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. You know?” Lee, who is white, went on to …

'Agitated,' 'rude' and 'racist': Ex-GOP chairman tears into Trump's NABJ fiasco
5 months, 1 week ago

'Agitated,' 'rude' and 'racist': Ex-GOP chairman tears into Trump's NABJ fiasco

Raw Story  

Former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele laid into former President Donald Trump for his contentious Q&A session with the National Association of Black Journalists on Wednesday. Read also: 'Bending themselves into pretzels': Internet shreds Fox News' defense of Trump NABJ Q&A Specifically, Trump went on to claim that Harris isn't really Black because her mother is Indian — a …

Trump attacked Black journalists and reminded America 'exactly who he is': Harris campaign
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump attacked Black journalists and reminded America 'exactly who he is': Harris campaign

Raw Story  

Kamala Harris' campaign blasted Donald Trump over his "tirade" at a National Association of Black Journalists event on Wednesday, saying the former president showed America "exactly who he is." Michael Tyler, communications director for Harris for President, said Trump showed his "hostility" on stage in Chicago, and called it the "same hostility he has shown throughout his life, throughout his …

Donald Trump declares himself the ‘best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln'
5 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump declares himself the ‘best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln'

Hindustan Times  

Former President Donald Trump was interviewed at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The event began with a focus on the Republican presidential candidate “attacking” Black politicians and journalists alike before it pivoted to the question of why Black voters should support him. When again pressed on the issue …

Trump floats outrageous claim that Black Americans are ‘going to die’ because immigrants are taking their jobs
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump floats outrageous claim that Black Americans are ‘going to die’ because immigrants are taking their jobs

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The Black population in this country is going …

'Not a mistake': CNN's Jake Tapper hits RNC for 'highlighting' Black members in prime time
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Not a mistake': CNN's Jake Tapper hits RNC for 'highlighting' Black members in prime time

Raw Story  

It was no accident that Black Republicans made a prominent appearance on the first day of the Republican National Convention, CNN's Jake Tapper said Monday — they're being "highlighted to the nation" as former President Donald Trump and the GOP try to "chip away at the Democratic Party's historically strong hold on African-American voters." "It is not a mistake that …

'Shut the hell up': Michael Steele blisters Trump over his latest racist attack
6 months, 1 week ago

'Shut the hell up': Michael Steele blisters Trump over his latest racist attack

Raw Story  

On MSNBC's "The Weekend," co-host Michael Steele hammered Donald Trump over his "Black job" comments made during his Thursday night debate with President Joe Biden. They’re taking Black jobs now—and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people. They’re taking Black jobs, and they’re taking Hispanic jobs, and you haven’t seen it yet, but you’re …

'Could've been phrased better': Ben Carson uncomfortable with Trump's 'Black jobs' remark
6 months, 1 week ago

'Could've been phrased better': Ben Carson uncomfortable with Trump's 'Black jobs' remark

Raw Story  

One of the moments of Thursday night's debate that went poorly for former President Donald Trump was when he proclaimed that Joe Biden is "allowing" migrants to come through the border and "they're taking Black jobs and they're taking Hispanic jobs" — a remark that swiftly generated outrage, as many Black commentators inferred he was saying Black people are better …

MSNBC host slams Trump's effort to fool Black voters as 'blaxtroturfing'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

MSNBC host slams Trump's effort to fool Black voters as 'blaxtroturfing'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's efforts to win over Black voters are superficial, MSNBC's Joy Reid argued Monday, based on flashy promises of money and efforts to take credit for work other people have done. It's an Ice Cube plan," said Reid, turning to Democratic strategist Basil Smikle Jr. "He's now attributing it to Trump to sell Black people on the …

Trump buried for latest treatment of Black voters like they're 'stupid'
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump buried for latest treatment of Black voters like they're 'stupid'

Raw Story  

Following a report on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris rallying Black voters in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton contrasted their appeal to voters with what he said was the contemptible way Donald Trump is trying to draw Black voters to his presidential campaign. Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Sharpton first pointed to Trump recently …

'Appreciate Scott lecturing me on Black voters': Bakari Sellers smokes GOP insider on CNN
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Appreciate Scott lecturing me on Black voters': Bakari Sellers smokes GOP insider on CNN

Raw Story  

Republican operative Scott Jennings on Friday went on CNN to accuse Democrats of taking Black voters for granted, but former Democratic South Carolina State Rep. Bakari Sellers was quick to slap him down. During a discussion on President Joe Biden's newly planned outreach to Black voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Jennings claimed that Black voters were flocking to …

‘Absurd’: Experts debunk notion Black voters are gravitating toward Trump
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Absurd’: Experts debunk notion Black voters are gravitating toward Trump

Raw Story  

Election experts called the notion that Black voters are poised to put former President Donald Trump back in the White House simply “absurd,” according to a new report released Saturday. That’s the message Washington Post chief correspondent Dan Balz received from multiple political scientists when he asked about recent polls — from Quinnipiac, Economist-YouGov, New York Times/Siena and Marquette University …

Donald Trump believes ‘the Black people like’ him due to relatability factor: ‘I’m being indicted for you'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump believes ‘the Black people like’ him due to relatability factor: ‘I’m being indicted for you'

Hindustan Times  

Up in the running for the 2024 Republican presidential race, Donald Trump believes that Black people like him because “they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against”, which he conflates with the ongoing legal disputes interfering with his campaign. “I got indicted a second time and third time and fourth time, and a lot of people said that's why …

Trump says his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump says his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — 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. “I got indicted for nothing, for something that is nothing,” Trump told a black-tie …

Trump claims his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump claims his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters

LA Times  

Former President Trump is claiming that his four criminal indictments 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. “I got indicted for nothing, for something that is nothing,” Trump told a black-tie event for Black conservatives in …

Wisconsin elections official claims he’s done more for Black community than any white Republican
11 months ago

Wisconsin elections official claims he’s done more for Black community than any white Republican

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “There is no white Republican that has done more for the Black community than me, so I suggest you go back and take a look at my past record,” Spindell said. “I think people are rightfully upset by those comments and demand accountability and want to have trust in the …

Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Looking out at a sea of faces at a Texas fairground, most of them white, former President Donald Trump seethed about his legal troubles and blamed them on malicious prosecutors. That’s among the fears stoking the white supremacy movement, the so-called “white replacement theory” that people of color will supplant whites in the country’s power dynamics and …

Ex-RNC Chair Has 1 Damning Word For People Still Donating To Donald Trump
4 years, 1 month ago

Ex-RNC Chair Has 1 Damning Word For People Still Donating To Donald Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michael Steele, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, could barely contain his contempt on Wednesday as he talked about people who are donating to President Donald Trump’s futile bid to overturn the 2020 election results. Steele used one word to describe the donors ― “suckers” ― as he warned them that the reported $170 million …

Trump speech at RNC 2020: Potential spreader of COVID, fear
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump speech at RNC 2020: Potential spreader of COVID, fear

LA Times  

People wait for President Trump’s acceptance speech for the Republican Party nomination on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday night. The final night of the Republican National Convention featured President Trump delivering his lengthy acceptance speech for the party’s nomination from the South Lawn of the White House, addressing an in-person audience of 1,500 largely maskless supporters, …

'We were vilified': Black woman scolds MSNBC panel after Trump voter says 'white America feels frustrated'
4 years, 4 months ago

'We were vilified': Black woman scolds MSNBC panel after Trump voter says 'white America feels frustrated'

Raw Story  

A panel of white women in North Carolina suggested this week that the Black community is making them seem like "bad people." Ahead of the second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, MSNBC's Chris Jansing presented the panel of North Carolina women who "continue to see the world through the lens of Donald Trump." "We are suddenly all bad …

Trump, in a hole, digs deeper into racial incitement
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump, in a hole, digs deeper into racial incitement

LA Times  

President Trump has praised a video of a supporter shouting “white power,” vowed to overturn fair housing rules, and called Black Lives Matter street painting a “symbol of hate.” President Trump on Wednesday suggested that painting the words “Black Lives Matter” on New York City’s Fifth Avenue would amount to a “symbol of hate,” complaining that such an action would …

Is The Black Caucus Ready To Ride The Progressive Wave?
4 years, 6 months ago

Is The Black Caucus Ready To Ride The Progressive Wave?

Huff Post  

Bronx middle school principal Jamaal Bowman addresses supporters on Tuesday night. Glover, who ran the outreach program for historically black colleges and universities for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign, told HuffPost on Wednesday that the CBC’s reluctance to endorse Black candidates with left-wing credentials ― candidates who appear to have won their Democratic nominations Tuesday ― speaks to …

Scarborough calls out McConnell over silence on Trump photo-op: Does he only critique black leaders?
4 years, 7 months ago

Scarborough calls out McConnell over silence on Trump photo-op: Does he only critique black leaders?

Salon  

President Donald Trump on Wednesday re-upped one of his favorite lies: that MSNBC's Joe Scarborough allegedly murdered his former congressional staffer. The attack came soon after the "Morning Joe" host laced into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for refusing to denounce the president's photo-op at a church, which was made possible by dispersing protesters with tear gas and rubber …

Joe Biden was right about black people and Trump — and the left needs to get past purity tests
4 years, 7 months ago

Joe Biden was right about black people and Trump — and the left needs to get past purity tests

Salon  

My uncle, whom I'll call Roger, is a white man. Last Friday, at the end of a "challenging" interview on Charlamagne tha God's radio show "The Breakfast Club," Joe Biden offered this nugget of racial wisdom: "You've got more questions?" Donald Trump's supporters, especially those black conservative racial mercenaries who criticize Democrats for supposed racism while serving as human defense …

Biden sparks uproar by suggesting Trump supporters ‘ain’t black’
4 years, 7 months ago

Biden sparks uproar by suggesting Trump supporters ‘ain’t black’

Al Jazeera  

Former United States Vice President Joe Biden set off something of a firestorm on Friday by suggesting in an interview that African Americans who do not plan to vote for him in November’s presidential election “ain’t black”. In an interview with a New York City-based radio show host who goes by the name Charlamagne tha God, Biden responded to a …

Sanders Deflects To 'People Of Color' When Pushed On Lack Of Black Support
4 years, 10 months ago

Sanders Deflects To 'People Of Color' When Pushed On Lack Of Black Support

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Bernie Sanders avoided reflecting on his general lack of support among Black voters by touting his performance with “people of color” in an interview the day after he received few Black votes in 14 states’ primaries. “If I’m not mistaken ― I haven’t studied these results ― we probably won the young people, young people African …

Trump Ramps Up Outreach To Black Voters After State Of The Union Push
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump Ramps Up Outreach To Black Voters After State Of The Union Push

NPR  

Trump Ramps Up Outreach To Black Voters After State Of The Union Push Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images President Trump ramped up his outreach to black voters on Friday in a speech aimed squarely at highlighting policies he says are helping provide jobs, education and opportunities. In his first policy speech since his State …

Sen. Sherrod Brown: Most Republicans Privately Admit Trump Is Racist, Misogynistic
5 years, 2 months ago

Sen. Sherrod Brown: Most Republicans Privately Admit Trump Is Racist, Misogynistic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Sherrod Brown on Monday said his biggest disappointment during his 13 years in the Senate has been seeing his Republican colleagues continue to embolden President Donald Trump. “They’ll acknowledge that Trump is a misogynist, they’ll acknowledge he has trouble telling the truth.” “They know he doesn’t do his homework,” Brown continued. That was good for Russia, …

Donald Trump claims support from African Americans on Baltimore remarks despite polls showing negative numbers
5 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump claims support from African Americans on Baltimore remarks despite polls showing negative numbers

Firstpost  

Donald Trump is claiming a groundswell of African American support in response to his comments denigrating Democratic-Republican Elijah Cummings and the congressman’s majority-black Baltimore district, despite polling showing consistently negative numbers. Washington: President Donald Trump is claiming a groundswell of African American support in response to his comments denigrating Democratic-Republican Elijah Cummings and the congressman’s majority-black Baltimore district, despite polling …

Trump renews attack on minority congresswomen; congressman offers sharp rebuke
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump renews attack on minority congresswomen; congressman offers sharp rebuke

LA Times  

As President Trump launched a fresh Twitter attack Sunday on four minority congresswomen he said were “not capable of loving our Country,” a senior Democratic congressman who was active in the civil rights movement half a century ago offered a searing rebuke of the president, saying he now has “no doubt” Trump is a racist. “I tried to give him …

Donald Trump’s racists tweets: Here are the 4 Republicans who voted to condemn them
5 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump’s racists tweets: Here are the 4 Republicans who voted to condemn them

CNN  

Washington CNN — Tuesday’s vote on the House Democratic effort to condemn President Donald Trump’s use of racist language ended up falling along party lines, with 240 Democrats in favor and 187 Republicans opposed. House Republicans who voted against Tuesday’s resolution Rep. Ralph Abraham Rep. Robert Aderholt Rep. Rick Allen Rep. Mark Amodei Rep. Kelly Armstrong Rep. Jodey Arrington Rep. …

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