Trump says his mug shot appeals to Black voters

On the eve of the South Carolina primary, Donald Trump made a direct appeal to Black voters, not just by touting his record on issues they’ve prioritized but by comparing his own criminal indictments to the decades of legal discrimination they’ve faced.

He insisted that Black voters had flocked to him because of the mugshot photo from his booking in the Fulton County jail. “When I did the mug shot in Atlanta, that mug shot is No. 1,” Trump claimed. “You know who embraced it more than anyone else? The Black population.”

Trump frequently veered off script, such as when he stared out into the audience and joked, “The lights are so bright in my eyes and I can’t see too many people out there. But I can only see the Black ones, I can’t see any white ones. That’s how far I’ve come.”

[waysgo]

He's not lying they are selling the shirts

[magiccheeseball]

Because they know what it's like to be unfairly suppress

[iamwondered]

As a black guy, I’m glad how transparent trump is. Most of these politician are thinking the things he’s willing to say out loud only they just say what they think we’d like to hear. I’d rather have an honest man in the house than a deceiving liar.

[rodneybrown]

The problem with a mug shot that is labeled felon. You know how hard it is for a Black person to get employment once he is labeled a felon. How can we positively identify with that?

[ImaniM]

As a black person I don’t relate nor feel this man in any way💀

[brianharp]

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. - Baltasar Gracian

[joelhdz]

🤣🤣🤣 dude needs to win, so more people can cry like the ones in these comments. 💀

[courtneybrubaker]

The demographics of the judges are telling. Trump has appointed the most Appeals Court judges since President Jimmy Carter. Not one of them is Black. With a strongly conservative set of judges, many of them will affect judicial outcomes for at least the next generation on topics of critical importance to Black Americans, including policing, sentencing, voting, healthcare, and racial equity. To highlight the impact of these judges, a recent panel, all appointed by Trump, blocked a lower court ruling and is allowing Texas Governor Greg Abbott to only have one mail-in ballot drop off box in each county in the state.
If Trump was doing more for Black people, he would do all he could to ensure they have equitable access to vote. Voting Rights is a cornerstone civil right that Black communities fought to secure. There are millions of Black people who recall not being able to vote. Black people’s right to vote has not been protected and many will be potentially exposed to COVID-19 because of their distrust in the mail-in ballot process.

[alexarzamendi]

I mean... its not racist if its true right??

[enigmax]

They'd had better ask for reparations.

[julieutley]

Gees!!! I haven't heard a racist load of crap like that in a long time!!!!

[martez_da_real]

The most racist thing about this is the lights part, that part bothers me.

[focuseddrew]

I can’t believe he actually a says these things.. smh

[TOPPER]

Getting a mug shot picture and felony don’t mean shi* when you are still privilege to run for the highest job in the land…

[sebastianjohansson]

i like getting what i see, Trump always seemed so real..Rather have some mean quotes than a broken economy

[jasonlscottstmillionairem]

Oh so you DO understood racism is what im hearing.

[plove]

The Black people who are embracing this and laughing at this are too slow to see that is actually an insult. He’s relating his mug shot to us as crime as if we commit them too ew

[shevincoe]

I can't understand why any black person would vote for Trump. The dude is flat out disrespectful.

[satguy]

NEW YORK -- A lithium-ion battery caused a deadly fire at a Harlem apartment building Friday, according to the FDNY. One person was killed, 17 were injured, and dozens of people were displaced. The raging fire forced dramatic and rare rope rescues.

[sparklemotion]

This person is truly cuckoo for cocoa puffs