During an interview, Donald Trump, at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention in Chicago, talked about upcoming US elections and black support.
Former President Donald Trump attended an event at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention in Chicago and bombarded with questions when ABC’s Rachel Scott asked how black voters trust and vote him after he had attacked black journalists and called them losers and stupid.
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Answering to it, Trump replied, “First of all, I don’t think I have ever been asked a question in such a manner, especially the initial question. You don’t even say Hello! how are you? Are you with ABC? Because I think they are a fake news network and a terrible network. And I think it is disgraceful that I came here in good spirit. I love the Black population of this country. I have done so much for the Black population of the country including employment.”
“It was very rude introduction,” said Mr. Trump as interviewer asked questions without even giving him any opportunity to interact or comfort himself. Additionally, According to him, he was invited to the convention on a false pretense that his opponent would also be there. But “I don’t see my opponent here,” said Trump.
Donald Trump also compared himself with former president Abraham Lincoln saying, “I have been the best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln.”
How Trump can say so?
Donald Trump, during his presidential tenure from 2017-2021 initiated a number of policies and schemes to help elevate Black population and bring them at par with other developed communities and areas. These are a number of policies issued by Donald Trump:
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- Establishment of Opportunity Zones, These zones were promoted through the Tax cuts and Job Act 2017 in which opportunity zones were created to spur investment in economically backward areas, predominantly Black neighborhoods.
- First Step Act, This legislature was aimed at reforming the federal prison system. It included provisions like reducing mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent offenses, improving rehabilitative programs, and addressing sentencing disparities.
- School Choice, Donald Trump’s administration promoted school choice and supported for charter schools and vouchers. Analysts believed that it would provide better educational opportunities for underprivileged sections of the society.
These are some of the works done by the Trump administration while in power. However, former president was equally not immune for his comments on the Black population in the past. For instance, Trump’s comments in response to Black Lives Matter protest, following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, were majorly criticized as confrontational.
In another inflammatory statement case, Mr. Trump launched a sensational attack on NFL players who kneeled down in protest during national anthem in Alabama. He said, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’”
Former president Donald Trump, in another rally, targeted attacks on immigrants and deliberately called them animals. “The Democrats say, ‘Please don’t call them animals. They’re humans.’ I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans, they’re animals,'” said Trump.
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Questioning Kamala Harris origin
The Trump was asked whether he believes that Kamala Harris is on the ticket only because she is a black woman. To which Trump replied, “I have known her for a long time indirectly, not directly very much. She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black.”
“So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” He further said, “She was Indian all the way, and all of a sudden, she made a turn and she became a Black person,” Trump though replied the question but clearly and intensely laid targeted comments on Kamala’s descent. He denied any chance of categorizing her as a Black women.
