Mediaboss Marketing

In the 2016 and 2020 elections,Donald Trumpwon a comically small percentage of theBlack vote, with just6%filling in the bubble next to his name the first time around and a similarly paltry8% the second time. Obviously, there is not a section for comments on ballots, but if there were, the ones from many members of the Black community might as well have read, Trump Sucks. In 2024, though, the ex-presidenta notorious bigotwho tried to steal the last election bydisenfranchising thousands of Black votersthinks his fortunes are going to change. Why? Because according to the former guy, he and Black people now have something in common that they can bond over: Theyre both victims of an unfair criminal justice system.

Yes, as Axiosnotedon Tuesday, Trump is pushing his mug shot, arrests and criminal charges to try to claim new solidarity with Black voterslatch[ing] on to a narrativethat his arrests could boost his standing among African Americans who believe the criminal justice systemis unfair. Obviously, the criminal justice systemisunfair, and its been deeply unfair to the Black community. Trump, on the other hand, has spent literal decades benefiting from a two-tiered justice system that let him escape any and all consequences for his actions, and he does not like that, suddenly, for the first time in his 77 years on earth, hes being held accountable. Naturally hes now trying to exploit the situation, and per Axios, his team believes he can make inroads with Black voters by pushing an I-am-a-victim-just-like-you storyline. For instance, earlier this month, Trump claimed in an interview that his poll numbers with Black voters have gone up four and five times since his Georgia mug shot was released, which CNN subsequently reported was nottrue at all. (While its true that Trump is polling historicallyhigherwith Black voters, it is absolutely not by four or five times.)

Why might the Black community not want to vote for Trump in 2024, aside from his cynical attempt to claim his four indictmentsfor paying hush money to a porn star, allegedly mishandling classified documents, and attempting to overturn a free and fair electionhave anything to do with their treatment by the criminal justice system? Perhaps it has to do with the fact that just a teeny, tiny list of examples of hislong history of being a huge bigottoward Black peopleincludes:

Meanwhile, as Axios notes, Trumps indictment in Fulton County stem[s] from an alleged conspiracy in which Trumps team sought toinvalidate votesin heavily Black urban areas across the country after the election. So, not exactly the friend to the Black community he claims to be.

If you would like to receive the Levin Report in your inbox daily, click here to subscribe.

Republicans have found their new Benghazi

Originally posted here:
Donald Trump, Notorious Bigot, Thinks His Legal Woes Are ... - Vanity Fair