‘Most racist statement he’s said in the last 3 days’: Rev. Sharpton on Trump’s ‘black jobs’ comment

Donald Trump doubled down on his comments from the debate that immigrants were taking ‘black jobs.’ Rev. Al Sharpton, fellow MSNBC host, joins Alex Witt to talk about the outrage it’s caused in the community and his experience talking to voters after the debate.



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[MrStaybrown]

My family has doctors, realtors, teachers, small business owners, military members... so those are black jobs.

[jdstory]

I'm an inventor, patent owner, engineer, and business owner... are these classified as black jobs?

[Hackshots]

He's off his rocker. He doesn't care about Blacks nor Hispanics, and he definitely doesn't care about the Unions who've never endorsed him. He is nothing more than an opportunist.

[MrSlicky]

When people start feeling comfortable, they start showing who they really are.

[emmieharris]

If President Biden couldn't say a word and he had to communicate with sign language I would vote for President Biden. 💙 The New York Times editorial board should resign and step down. No, President Biden shouldn't step down. The New York Times editorial board should be calling for Trump to bow out. Trump should step down or resign. The "black jobs" comment is offensive and stereotyping.

[marvelouslife]

I'm a simple white woman. Not rich, not poor. I was shopping at a store and needed assistance. A black woman, probably in her 30's was asking for a store clerk to get a department assistant to help her. So I figured I'd do my perusing of inventory and when I'm done I'll wait until she's done with the assistant. Well, 10 minutes later, she's sitting at the department's service desk on the phone, still waiting for an assistant. So I go find a store clerk and ask him if he could find someone who is covering this department to help me. 3 minutes later department supervisor shows up, looks at me and asks if he could help me. I point to the woman on the phone and tell him 'she's been waiting longer, she's first.' I have to wonder. Did I get assistance in the time it took the clerk call the dude on his walkie-talkie and the guy to drop what he was doing and walk over because I'm white? Because I know how racism works. It ticks me off. People, we are all rowing the same boat. We're all just trying to have a life. Respect that.

[johnmassie]

The same tactics he has used, against atty general Lettia James, District attorney Bragg, District attorney Fani Willis, he talked down about all three as though they weren't qualified to bring charges against him, only to find out they all did their home work, and had the goods

[modelaircraft]

Im an educated black man, my mother in Law is License owner of her care given company. my dad is a pharmacist, my uncle is a family medicine Doctor, my Aunty is A Nurse practitioner so those are black jobs too?? 😂 😊

[BarbaraJacobs-hnsj]

I liked this comment from a viewer:
@jsch91732 hours ago
Didn’t watch the debate. Didn’t need to. I made up my mind over 30 years ago about DJT (ex-New Yorker here). Having said that, I’ve read some of the coverage. The media freak out over Biden’s debate performance basically demonstrates just how far our Fourth Estate have fallen down the rabbit hole. As a social worker who has spent a lot of time working in jails, I have dealt with a fair number of sociopaths. I can empathize with Biden. How on earth can any normal human being deal with the endless lies and gaslighting of such a one as Mango Mussolini. I remember many times when l would emerge from a session with a particularly disordered patient utterly confused and sometimes even doubting my own sanity. I can only imagine how Biden felt. Thank you, Mr. O’Donnell, for your sane, rational and yet still passionate defense of Biden. Biden has been a competent, hard-working President. DJT was a disaster the first time around: he and his minions would be a catastrophe if given a second chance, not just here but around the world as well. This is a teachable moment for our media satraps. They focus on optics, snap polls, and the opinions of their peers. They have become so inured to the tsunami of nonsense from one side that they essentially scapegoat a flawed but decent man who is actually trying to make the world a better place.

[BlissfullBlessed]

"Black Jobs"?? Anyone working in service industry is to be respected. However, Attorneys Alvin Bragg, Leticia James, Fani Willis must be driving Trump crazy! Black Attorneys in "Black jobs".😇🙏

[mjgrealtyandcontractingsol]

People should be voting for the guy who sacrificed his wealth for his country, not the guy who sacrificed his country for his wealth

[cassandradennis]

What is WRONG with trump 😕?? How is he even allowed to run again 🤔. I'm NOT understanding 😢😢

[jacquelineserrano]

1:36 Exactly. What jobs are black? What a racist thing to say. Is Trump implying that he reserves certain jobs for black people? Reminds me of Trump's racist conduct on the Apprentice and his housing discrimination

[Threecrazydogs]

The night of the debate I was screaming about his statements about illegal aliens stealing black jobs. Said to me that he felt people of color aren’t doctors, lawyers etc. So glad to hear this being discussed.

[meredithheath]

I am also, donating to Mr. Vindman, Baldwin, Biden, who ever I can!!!

[winterdame]

Trump is so ignorant! Where did he come from? Every time he opens his mouth, non sense comes out! Presidential material, me thinks not!

[jenniferorvis]

Black jobs. Not just jobs but black jobs. And Tim Scott is saying racism is in the rear view mirror????

[Nicole-bjdv]

BLACK JOBS ARE REGULAR WE HAVE MASTERS DEGREES. WE ARE QUALIFIED TRUMP

[bobbyslaughter]

I’m a surgical technologist. Is that a black job?

[morenews]

I was shocked when he said that, black jobs Hispanic jobs .