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CIVIL rights activist Al Sharpton has admitted Donald Trump appealed to black and minority voters after criticizing the US president's response to the Black Lives Matter protests.

After accusing Trump of trying to make Black Lives Matter protesters "look like hoodlums and thugs" earlier this year, Sharpton admitted Trump had appealed to black and Hispanic voters in the presidential election.

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Despite his attacks on the BLM movement, Trump picked up 20 per cent of black male voters this year, according to an NBC News poll, up two per cent from 2016.

Speaking on MSNBC'sMorning Joeshow, Sharpton said Trump "has done better than, in my judgment, he should have with black men and Hispanics".

He said there needs to be a "real conversation" in the civil rights communities "on what it is to be different in terms of being entrepreneurial aspirants".

"I think he appealed to some that wanted to feel that they had to be a certain kind of way to be aspirational and that you can be that and still be centrists," said Sharpton.

"I think that a lot of them bought into the false view they were putting out on Joe Biden with the crime bill rather than dealing with the fact that Joe Biden was going along with the majority of people, even in the black leadership with the black crime bill."

Last month, Bidenadmitted it was a "mistake" to support a controversial crime bill which critics said laid the foundations for mass incarceration.

But Biden still defended parts of the 1994 legislation.

The NBC poll revealed 80 per cent percent of black men supported Biden, down from Hilary Clintons 82 per cent in 2016, but significantly down from Barack Obamas support among black men in 2012 and 2008.

Who is Al Sharpton?

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Al Sharpton is an American civil right activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician.

He's the founder of the National Action Network, a not-for-profit, civil rights organisation.

In 2004, Sharpton was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the US presidential election.

In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation.

His phrase 'get your knee off our necks' became a national rallying cry for black Americans after he said it at the Minneapolis memorial for George Floyd.

He also gave the eulogy for Mr Floyd at a private funeral after the 46-year-old died when he was being arrested outside a shop in Minneapolis.

Footage of the arrest on May 25 shows a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck while he was pinned to the floor.

Chauvin, 44, has since been charged with murder.

Earlier this year, Trump claimed Black Lives Matter was "destroying many lives because it "spread violence across the US".

TheBlack Lives Matter movementis the civil rights group that came about in response to extreme police brutality.

Trump blasted the movement during a speech at an event called Black Economic Empowerment where he set out his platinum plan for Black voters.

Taking up the issue of the recent high-profile deaths of several Black American at the hands of the police, Trump said: "Many of those who are spreading violence in our cities are supporters of an organization called Black Lives Matter or BLM.

"Its really hurting the Black community. This is an unusual name for an organization whose ideology and tactics are right now destroying many Black lives."

Speaking at Floyd's funeral, Sharpton used the stage to criticize Trump, telling mourners the president used the St Johns Church outside the White House as a "prop" for his photo-op during the BLM protests.

Wickedness in high places, Sharpton said of Trump.

Later, Sharpton also slammed the president for "projecting those that are violent" and said "he tries to act like Black Lives Matter and Antifa is the same thing".

Despite Trump's comments, he and his Republican allies made significant inroads with Latino voters in Tuesday's election, alarming some Democrats who warned that immigration politics alone was not enough to hold their edge with the nation's largest minority group.

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In Texas, Trump won tens of thousands of new supporters in predominantly Mexican American communities along the border.

Biden still won a sizable majority (63 per cent) of Latino voters nationwide, compared to Trump's 35 per cent, according to AP VoteCast.

But Trump was able to shave that margin in some competitive states, like Florida and Nevada.

However, Sharpton accused the Trump campaign of "distorting" Kamala Harris record and depicting the Democrats as socialists.

He called it "false propaganda" which many Americans bought into.

"I really believe there is going to be a lot of work in those areas, Sharpton told Morning Joe.

"If we ignore it, or act like it doesnt matter, I think is not wise and I think if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, if theyre successful, are going to have to really work."

Key Democrats also said the Republican Party's attacks against them as wild-eyed socialists had been damaging, and some of the party's most liberal proposals caused problems.

They cited the "defund the police" movement which calls for shifting law enforcement resources to social workers and other ways of resolving conflicts.

It gained prominence over summer after the death of George Floyd sparked a nationwide reckoning on racial injustice.

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"I think that the Democratic party needs to clearly push that we are not supportive of ideas like socialism or defunding the police or anti-Semitism," Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a co-chair of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition, said.

Several Democrats said the socialist label particularly harmed lawmakers who lost seats in Florida with its vast Cuban and Venezuelan communities who largely reject socialist ideologies.

"This playing footsies with socialism is not going to win over most of America," Murphy said.

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Rev. Al Sharpton urges Black Chicago to take back America

Black faith leaders rally behind Kim Foxx in States Attorneys race

By Erick Johnson

With a week left for the Presidential and local General Elections, civil rights leader Al Sharpton visited Chicagos South Shore neighborhood on Tuesday, October 27, where he and Black leaders led a passionate press conference as they urged residents to take their frustrations to the polls and vote for their future.

The press conference resembled a spirited pep rally where Black leaders cheered on Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx, as she defended her record as a reformer and attacked Republican opponent Pat OBrien, accusing him of being a prosecutor who helped make Cook County the False Confession Capital of America.

Foxx was among several Black leaders who spoke passionately at a press conference that stressed the importance of voting as racial hostilities permeate political races on local, state, and federal levels. Black neighborhoods and cities struggle to survive under President Donald Trump. In 2016, many Blacks in Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida did not vote as Trump became the nations 45th president.

Today, Blacks young and old are flooding polls across the country. In Chicagos Black wards, many wait in long lines for hours to cast their ballots during Early Voting. Trumps opponent, Democratic candidate Joe Biden, is making final campaign stops in big states, including Florida and Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, he campaigned in Georgia, where no Democratic president has won since 1992, when Bill Clinton defeated Republican George H.W. Bush.

As of October 27, nearly 65 million Americans have already cast their ballots during Early Voting. However, many more in Chicago and across the country have yet to cast their ballots in a race that may smash voter turnout records, including that of 2008, when more Blacks than whites went to the polls to elect Barack Obama as Americas first Black president.

Twelve years later, Black America is worse off than four years ago. The Black unemployment is higher than that of whites and Hispanics. Racial tensions and police shootings continue to rise. The percentage of Blacks dying from COVID-19 remains higher than any other ethnic group. And more than ever, there are concerns that Blacks are moving backward. And with the future of Obamacare and the Supreme Court in doubt, Sharpton and Chicagos Black leaders say they believe this election will be the most consequential in the nations history.

During his 20-minute speech at the South Shore Cultural Center, Sharpton said this past summer that was filled with police shootings and violent protests has made the voting even more important.

Today and all the way to next Tuesday, millions of us are going to the polls complaining, he said. We had to march to vote. We had to fight to vote. People laid down and went to jail to vote. None of us have the right not to use a vote that exists in the blood of fathers. When we dont vote, we get whatever thats left over.

We need to have unprecedented numbers. Chicago is where we saw our political and economic capital get started. Its where we saw Black businesses emerge as powerhouses. Its where our people rise like [Congressman] William Dawson and [Mayor Harold Washington].

While in Chicago, Sharpton promoted his book, fittingly titled, Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads. At the South Shore Cultural Center, David Cherry, President of the Leaders Network; Pastor Ira Acree; Reverend Cy Fields; Reverend Marshall Hatch; Congressman Danny Davis and Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jr. were also present.

Sharpton was scheduled to attend a vigil in Waukegan, Illinois, later that day to remember Marcellis Stinnette, a Black 19-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer, who was later fired from the force. Stinnettes girlfriend, Tafara Williams, was also shot, but she is recovering in a hospital. The FBI has joined Illinois State Police in investigating the shooting.

They should not only fire him, they need to prosecute him, Sharpton said., Were not anti-police, but police are not above the law.

At the press conference, Jacob Blake Sr., the father of Jacob Blake Jr., stood near Sharpton as he spoke. In August, Jacob Blake Jr. was shot seven times by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The shooting sparked weeks of social unrest. Unlike many Black victims killed by police, Jacob Blake, Jr. is still alive and recovering. No charges have been brought against the officer who shot him.

Police issues take center stage in the race for Cook County States Attorney. Foxx faces OBrien, who this summer turned up his attack on the countys first Black female states attorney after incidents of looting and social unrest grew after the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer.

Foxx has vacated many convictions of victims of corrupt Chicago police officers who were found to have forced many Black and Latino males to confess to crimes they did not commit. In 2017, her office stopped prosecuting people who were driving with suspended licenses. This year, Foxx vacated more than 1,000 marijuana convictions just before marijuana became legal earlier this year on January 1.

During her first term in office, Foxx raised the felony threshold for theft from $300 to $1,000. As looting and thefts in the Loop and Mag Mile increased, so did OBriens accusations that Foxx is too soft on criminals as the countys top prosecutor. There is also the Jussie Smollett case, where her office dropped all charges after the Empire actor was charged with staging a homophobic hate crime in Streeterville in 2019.

At the press conference, Foxx reaffirmed her commitment to bringing fairness to Cook Countys notorious criminal justice system. She recalled how growing up in the Cabrini Green public housing projects shaped her. She reminded the crowd about OBriens days as a prosecutor in the 1980s, where he had four innocent Black teenagers convicted of raping a white woman based on wrongful confessions. They were later cleared by DNA evidence.

When I ran for this office in 2016, I ran unapologetically as someone who has compassion and as a prosecutor who worked in this very office, Foxx said. I remind those that when I came here in 2016 in the wake of the Laquan McDonald case, it was before we had a consent decree put on our police department. It was one promise that I as your prosecutor could, in fact, ensure you had a justice system that was fair and bereft of the things weve seen before. We cannot ignore history that predates this moment. We cannot go backwards.

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The Ontario County Sheriffs Office provided an update on the officer-involved shooting that happened at the Woodridge Motel on Tuesday.

According to a press release Supreme Hines, 27, of Canandaigua was on parole for a third-degree burglary conviction. Officer Jeffrey Smith, 57, of Rochester went to the motel to take Hines into custody on a violation warrant.

He had been arrested on October 29th for separate counts of petit larceny after stealing liquor from stores in the town and city of Geneva.

Sheriff Henderson offered a correction to earlier reports that there was a second person in the vehicle. He said in the press release that it wasnt the case.

Hines remains in stable condition at Strong Memorial Hospital. The press release indicates that he will be transported to the Ontario County Jail to be held on the parole warrant.

The shooting remains under investigation, but the circumstances that led to it have been contested by Hines family.

Sheriff Henderson said on Tuesday that it happened around 8:15 a.m. when Hines attempted to flee parole officers. The officer who became trapped on the hood of the vehicle according to the Sheriffs account was the one that fired his service weapon.

Hines was struck three times.

Sheriff Henderson also said that there were other witnesses being interviewed at the time.

UPDATE: Parolee shot three times after attempting to flee arrest at Canandaigua motel

Trust me its the last thing any of us want to do is have to use deadly force, but in this case the parole officer needed to make sure he was safe. He was clinging to the roof of a motor vehicle that is accelerating at a high rate of speed so obviously he chose to use this level of force and again through out this investigation working with the district attorneys office, well deem if this was an appropriate level of force, Henderson added.

Damita Bonnemere, the mother of Hines, spoke with the Finger Lakes Times hours after the entire incident unfolded.

My son is not a violent offender, Damita Bonnemere said. Maybe they were right in trying to arrest him, but wrong to use deadly force. This is happening too often.

Hines was airlifted by Mercy Flight from the scene of the shooting. Bullet holes could be seen in the vehicle at the scene.

My son was a low-level, non-violent offender. He has never been convicted of violence of any kind, she added in her conversation with the FLT.He was literally backing away from the parole officer when he unholstered his gun and fired. The parole officer jumped onto the car.

The incident wasnt captured on body cameras, so there is no video evidence of the shooting.

We are not trying to play games here. That is just how we are doing this right now, Henderson added speaking with the FLT. Trust me, we are doing a thorough investigation here. We are putting everything together and will consult with the DAs office on future charges for this individual (Hines) and the discharge of a duty firearm.

Bonnemere told the FLT that she plans to contact Rev. Al Sharpton and organize at least one protest. She was concerned that the parole officer came without a social worker despite the fact that Hines suffered from mental health and substance use problems.

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This may be the strangest election in history in that there is no evidence that any sizable group of people want Biden for president.

Its his fourth time running for that office.

This year, Biden lost three primaries in a row, coming in fourth in the Iowa caucus, fifth in New Hampshire a distant second in Nevada. At the end of February, he had accumulated a paltry 14 delegates compared to 45 for Bernie Sanders and 26 for Pete Buttigieg.

Then James Clyburn said, Vote for Biden and African-Americans in South Carolina voted for Biden. (Although the Black vote is NOT monolithic, they decided to make an exception this one time and vote monolithically.)

Democrats never looked back.

Biden has nothing going for him no constituency, no fanatical supporters, just a career in politics that stretches back 50 years.

Bill Clinton had Southern Democrats and baby boomers. Gore had the global warming zealots. George Bush had conservative Christians and Texans. Even Hillary had fanatical supporters. Remember the PUMAs (Party Unity My A$$)? How about the weeping loons at the Javits Center on election night 2016?

Yes, much of Trumps vote hated Hillary, but surely at least 70 percent of them actually supported Trump. Ninety-nine percent of Bidens vote is: I Hate Trump.

How did Joe Biden become the nominee? Because he was the candidate most acceptable to Black people. Why? Because he was Obamas vice president. Theres a coalition built on rock.

Combine the empty suit from Delaware with Kamala Harris, who was polling at about 2 percent among Democrats before she dropped out of the primaries. Harris added nothing to the ticket except Bidens ridiculously narrow, self-imposed requirement that his vice president be a woman of color.

Unfortunately for him, there just arent a lot of massively impressive Black women who are elected Democrats right now. Barbara Jordan is dead. Shirley Chisholm is dead. Either of them would have been chosen over Kamala.

When Harris campaign crashed and burned, I thought Id embarrassed myself by predicting she would be the Democrats 2020 presidential nominee back in 2016 before Id ever heard her speak before shed even won her Senate race.

But on this, I was right: She strokes all the medias erogenous zones.

Shes got the Hollywood glamour!

Why, I think shes even better looking than Michelle Obama! Not as gorgeous as Beyonc, but beauty like THAT only happens once a century.

(Harris will be in a dozen Vogue fashion shoots.)

She wears sneakers, and cited Tupac as the best rapper alive. (Wait, what? Oh, we didnt know Tupac was murdered in Las Vegas 20 years ago, either.)

Shes presentable in Hollywood and the Hamptons.

Poor Al Sharpton has been lurking around for 30 years, but Kamala is someone we can invite to our apartments.

Harris isnt a huge hit with the Democratic base. Shes a hit with the people who make decisions for the party.

If voters had been forced to focus on Harris, Trump wouldve won in a landslide. But this election was entirely a referendum on Trump. Its irrelevant who hes running against. Maybe if they had dug up Hitler to run against him other issues would have come up, but even thats not a sure thing.

Harris sent out a tweet the day before the election saying, Theres a big difference between equality and equity, along with a video demanding that we all end up at the same place.

Shes not saying everyone should have an equal opportunity, but that everyone should get the same stuff.

Suburban women? Harris wants to move poor people next door to you whether they can afford the house or not.

Its as if Harris was running a test: Do people even care what were running on?

Democrats could come out for vivisection of little children. No one cares!

A significant share of the electorate was voting for Anyone But Trump.

The media had whipped enough of the population into such a blind Trump hatred that the Democrats vetting process for Biden was: Whats your name? OK, youll do.

What happens if this bland, place-holding figurehead is sworn in as president? Assume on Jan. 20th, Trumps gone. Now what?

The media cant blame the next Black man killed by cops on Trump and they cant turn off the coronavirus panic.

Does the virus suddenly go away because someone new is in the White House? The toughest job for the media is going to be coming up with an excuse to put Trump on the front page once hes gone.

Have they thought about what happens next?

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Like most of you, Ive been glued to the TV for what feels like the last 10 years. The last week has marched on at an agonizingly slow pace as we watched polling turn into votes and votes turn into whatever is going on right now. Luckily for me, I have a tried-and-true outlet to distract myself while Im going on hour 72 (98? 193?) of watching CNN: dissecting what the men of cable news are wearing. Picture watching sports with a very invested fan; thats essentially what watching the news is like with me. Except instead of yelling about goals or strikes or whatever goes on in sports I truly do not know, Im sorry I am yelling, That suit doesnt fit! and Oh, thats a good tie! at the TV. So lets break down some of what Ive witnessed during these trying times.

John King moderating a CNN sponsored debate at the Mesa Arts Center in Arizona.

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I dont know if its the fact that Im a born and bred New Englander like John or some election coverage-induced Stockholm syndrome, but somewhere between Florida being called and the late-night Trump press conference I decided that John King is kinda hunky! With his piercing blue eyes and silver hair he certainly makes watching that magic wall for hours on end somewhat easier on the eyes. But weve gotta talk about his suits. His color choices? Impeccable: the rich navy he wears complements his hair beautifully and he always opts for a crisp white shirt, which as I have said about six thousand times, is always advisable. And while King is built THICC, as I believe the kids call it and this is hot! his suits do not accommodate his size; the seams look like they are screaming, the back vents flare out, and the whole thing is an inch to an inch and a half too short. If he sized up and went with a long instead of what appears to be a regular, it would make all the difference.

Don Lemon attends CNN Heroes at the American Museum of Natural History in 2019.

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Don Lemon honestly can do no wrong when it comes to his fashion choices; he is a masterclass in unique anchor style that doesnt feel quirky or like its trying too hard to stand out. Couple of style choices of note that Lemon makes. Number one: texture. Instead of opting for a flat wool or worsted jacket every night, Lemon is not afraid to rock a sharp tweed often in a warm brown or gray hue. It makes him look like the modern version of the quintessential old-timey newscaster and it really really works. Another critical sartorial move on Lemons part is to play with proportions. He regularly opts for a wider or peak lapel which could look garish on the wrong person or styled the wrong way, but he almost always pairs it with a plain shirt and an understated (but still stylish and not conservative!) tie, which makes it all work.

Chris Cuomo of CNNs Cuomo Prime Time attends the WarnerMedia Upfront 2019 arrivals.

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I wish I had such gracious things to say about Lemons partner in crime, Chris Cuomo; like King, hes a little on the thicker side and also a babe. (Again this might be Stockholm syndrome talking, so bear with me.) But why why the hell does Chris insist on wearing a black suit every single night? First of all, no. Second of all, a black suit is a very particular style choice. Unless you are an undertaker or a reservoir dog, it takes much skill and precision to pull off. Chris Cuomo is neither, and his choice to style it with a white shirt, black tie and white pocket square is just truly baffling. And I know this is something Lemon rags on him for, and rightly so! Cuomo is impeccably groomed and truly a hunky sweetheart, so I know hes got it in him to pull off a better style choice.

Chris Wallace as he moderates the first presidential debate of 2020.

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Chris Wallace is essentially what I picture in my minds eye when someone says old white male journalist. And thats not a complete indictment of him! Or at least not his style, anyway. Wallace is a decent template for any older gent who wants to look conservative but not outdated; his suits generally fit on the more classic side, with a little more room in the shoulders and body than I would typically recommend, but they make sense on him. He plays it safe with his shirt and tie choices, which I commend far more than some of his colleagues who look like bloviating wanna-be Patrick Batemans if he were in politics.

Jim Acosta before the start of a briefing in the Brady Room of the White House in 2018.

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My first awareness of Jim Acosta came a few years ago when my mother deemed him the George Clooney of CNN, and remarked that hes the kind of guy you like running into at the water cooler at work. And shes right; Acosta has a distinguished yet boyish charm that makes listening to the news about Trump just a little easier. His style choices are usually on the safe side; typical reporter garb navy and gray suits that fit mostly OK, simple shirts and ties, etc. But something odd has been happening to Jim in the last few months: his deliciously gray hair has turned brown, save for some grey roots after what I can only surmise is an understandably misguided pandemic decision to start coloring his hair. Jim, if youre reading this: please I beg of you, just let your hair go grey. A luscious head of grey hair is one of the most sought-after attributes a man can have! Embrace it. (Also if you are reading this I am single and my DMs are open.)

Al Sharpton attends 2019 Urban One Honors at MGM National Harbor on December 05, 2019.

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Al Sharptons look is a testament to knowing what looks good on you, knowing what you can pull off, and leaning as far into it as possible. Sharpton has a pretty distinctive style; he offsets his trim frame with wide lapels, bold patterns, and chunky tie knots. Not a combination the average bloke could manage to make look sleek, but Sharpton pulls it off with aplomb. This is in part thanks to his bravado; his presence carries the bold style choices so they dont overwhelm him. Its also thanks to impeccable and I mean literally perfect tailoring. The man literally looks like hes poured into his suits and its truly a pleasure to watch as he delivers the news and they move effortlessly with him.

Steve Kornacki interviews Sen. Amy Klobuchar at The Texas Tribune Festival on September 28, 2019.

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Look, Kornacki is just adorable. Is he the best-dressed guy reporting the news? No. Does he look like he picked his clothes up off the floor and got dressed? Yes. Is that because he seems to be running on less than 20 minutes of sleep? Very likely and understandable! And you know what, all things considered, he looks pretty good. I give Kornacki credit, too, for foregoing a jacket or suit and opting instead for trousers, a shirt and tie. It reflects the mood of whats going on with more accuracy than a bunch of anchors in suits and pressed shirts. This is not business as usual and theres a weird comfort in turning on my TV having eaten nothing but yogurt and potato chips all day to see Kornacki frantically updating tallies in his slightly more casual attire.

Tucker Carlson in discussion at the National Review Institutes Ideas Summit on March 29, 2019.

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Finally, what list of men in cable news would be complete without roasting Tucker Carlson, er, I mean, critiquing his fashion choices. I went to prep school and Carlson looks like every dickish bro who skated through on mediocre grades and parents who contributed heavily to the annual fund. Carlson never met a printed shirt or collegiate tie he didnt like, and I cannot explain why, but in all the times I have seen him my brain registered him as wearing a button-down collar shirt despite a cursory Google search of him indicating this not being the case. I think its just because hes a button-down-collar kind of guy, the same way I cant say for certain but I know hes wearing some sort of plaid boxer and that he definitely has multiple jackets in his closet with gold buttons.

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