The former president spoke at the Black Conservative Federation Honors Gala in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday night, addressing a crowd of black voters.
They accused me a second time, a third time and a fourth time! “And a lot of people said that’s why black people like me, because they’ve been so hurt and discriminated against,” Trump said.
‘And they actually saw me as… I’m being discriminated against. It’s been quite surprising.’
In response to Trump’s claims, Donalds, who is Black, said in an interview Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press that what Trump said was correct.
“When you add the fact that yes, this is a political prosecution by the Department of Justice and the district attorneys across our country, this is something similar to what black people have to deal with, with the same justice system,” Donalds said.
Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds defended Donald Trump’s claims that black voters, as the former president said he and black voters “have been severely hurt and discriminated against.”
The former president spoke at the Black Conservative Federation Honors Gala in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday night, where he addressed a crowd of black voters.
The Florida representative who endorsed Trump’s bid for the White House in 2024, then mentioned that the country’s economy “is a disaster” and that “our border is not completely secure.”
“These things are of great concern to black voters, as they are to all voters in our country,” the 44-year-old added.
Welker then interrupted Donalds and said, ‘Congressman, let’s be clear. The four indictments against former President Trump were presented by grand juries. There is no evidence that the allegations are political in nature.’
Cedric Richmond, co-chairman of President Joe Biden’s campaign, also called Trump’s comments egregious.
‘For Donald Trump to claim that black Americans will support him because of his criminal charges is an insult. “It’s stupid and just plain racist,” Richmond said in a statement Saturday.
When asked what he thought of Richmond’s response, Donalds said Biden’s co-president is “just trying to play politics” and “play racial politics.”
‘The number one reason minority voters in our country want to support Donald Trump is because he did the job of president, he did a great job as president. “Our country was safe, the economy was great – these are all things Donald Trump talked about on Friday night,” Donalds said in the interview.
During his speech on Friday, Trump also complained about being accused of “nothing,” saying that’s something black voters understand because they see that “what’s happening to me is happening to them.”
“When I took the mugshot in Atlanta, that mugshot is number one. Do you know who hugged her more than anyone else?” Trump asked the crowd. ‘The black population.’
‘Makes sense?’ -Trump asked.
The Florida congressman is rumored to be a possible Trump vice president if he wins the 2024 election.
He earned cheers and applause from the crowd.
“It has been quite surprising, but possibly there is something there,” added the former president.
At the event, Trump also joked: “These lights are so bright in my eyes, I can’t see many people out there.” But I can only see the black ones. I don’t see any white ones.
‘You see, I’ve come this far. “I have come that far,” he added.
The Biden campaign did not specifically take issue with these comments, but with Trump’s decision to address the predominantly Black crowd.
“Trump’s audacity to speak to a room full of black voters during Black History Month as if he were not the proud poster child for modern racism,” the Biden campaign’s black media director, Jasmine Harris, said Saturday. it’s a statement.
Donalds is rumored to be a possible vice president for Trump if he wins the 2024 presidential election.
In October, the congressman took to X (formally Twitter) and announced that he was running to become the first African-American speaker of the House.
“I hope to secure the votes of a majority of my Republican colleagues to become the first African-American president, the first president of the great state of Florida, and the next president of the 118th Congress,” he said.
Trump’s mug shot from Fulton County, Georgia. He said the “black population” embraced it more than any other group.
When he announced he would run for House speaker, Donalds said his “sole focus” will be securing the border and funding the government “responsibly.”
“My sole focus will be to secure our border, fund our government responsibly, advance a conservative vision for the House of Representatives and the American people, and expand our Republican majority.”
“As a member of this conference, I have seen firsthand the devotion of my colleagues to improving the lives of their constituents and the future of America.”
“We come from different walks of life, but we share a common quest for a more perfect union,” he added in his candidacy announcement.
Biden won about 90 percent of the black vote in 2020.
While high, that is a decline from the support black voters gave to Hillary Clinton, Trump’s 2016 rival, which was 93 percent.
President Barack Obama, the country’s first black president, received 97 percent of the vote during his 2012 re-election bid.