Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:04 pm
While speaking in a Michigan city that is nearly 93% white, Donald Trump unveiled his plan to make African-Americans hate the Democratic Party and vote for him.
Video clip of Trump in Michigan:
Trump: "If Clinton's goal was to inflict pain on African-American community she couldn't have done a better job." https://t.co/QXYmTsiOWb
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Trump’s master plan to get the votes of African-Americans is to portray Hillary Clinton as a racist who is out to harm them.
The Republican nominee said, “No group in America has been more harmed by Hillary Clinton’s policies than African-Americans. No group. No group. If Hillary Clinton’s goal was to inflict pain on the African-American community, she could not have done a better job. It’s a disgrace. Tonight, I am asking for the vote of every single African-American citizen in this country who wants to see a better future.”
Trump went on to assume that all African-Americans live in inner cities, “The inner cities of our country have been run by the Democratic Party for more than fifty years. Their policies have produced only poverty, joblessness, failing schools and broken homes. It’s time to hold Democratic politicians accountable for what they have done to these communities. At what point do we say enough?”
Trump thinks that he is going to be able to make African-American voters angry enough to leave the Democratic Party and vote for him. This is the same Donald Trump who seems to believe that African-Americans only live in the inner cities. When a candidate is losing with every demographic, but conservative white men, he has to start somewhere, but Trump’s strategy to court African-American voters does nothing but highlight his race-based attitudes.
Donald Trump would have more credibility with African-American voters if hadn’t spent years launching birther attacks on President Obama. Trump’s pleas for African-American votes might have more merit if they were delivered to an audience of African-American voters.
Trump made his pitch for the support of African-Americans in a city that is 92.7% white. As usual with Trump, the actions don’t match the man’s words.
Nothing has changed with Donald Trump. The only visible difference between old Trump and new Trump is that the schemes are getting crazier, and he gets more desperate.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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