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@jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 1 year ago

'Black Americans for Trump' event a 'major bust' that featured 'a sea of white people'

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'Black Americans for Trump' event a 'major bust' that featured 'a sea of white people'

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@jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 1 year ago
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Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) this week headlined a "Black Americans for Trump" event in Atlanta that The New Republic's Talia Jane has deemed a "major bust."In her dispatch on the event, Jane notes that Trump didn't even bother to show up and instead spoke to attendees via telephone about his planned t...
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      There was a chance he might be in a room with black people. You think he was gonna risk showing up?

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      planned tax cuts for businesses

      Well, at least Trump spoke about the key issues the black community face and showcased how his platform will enable them to have a better future.

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          Whoosh!

          The point of that post was that tax cuts for businesses is NOT the key issue for the black community

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            NOT the key issue for the black community

            Thank you, this is a much better and clearer way to state what I meant.

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          I was being sarcastic. Also, he didn’t even lie, he just talked about an unexpected topic as he isn’t “the biggest fan of black people.”

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      My guess is that he didn’t even dial the number.

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      You slightly misquoted the next line of the article, but that’s okay as I see it’s not part of the direct quote

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