'Insult to the intelligence': MSNBC analyst snaps at Trump claim about Black voters
Donald Trump's claim before a predominately white crowd of gun owners on Saturday that he has done more for Black Americans than President Abraham Lincoln was thoroughly hammered by MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday morning.
After "Morning Joe" co-host Mike Brezinski reported the former president told the crowd at the NRA convention in Dallas, “And honestly, there’s been no president since Abraham Lincoln and perhaps in a certain way, including Abraham Lincoln, but there’s been no president since Abraham Lincoln that has done more for the Black individual in this country than President Donald J. Trump,” before adding, "There’s been nobody. Not even close.”
Sharpton, sitting on the "Morning Joe" panel, grew visibly incensed as he accused the former president of insulting Black Americans.
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"Well, you know, that statement is an insult to the intelligence of the American voters of all races," he began. "Donald Trump under his presidency nominated three [Supreme Court] justices that he takes credit for ending women's right to choose. These same three justices helped to change voting rights forever, taking out certain parts of the Voting Rights bill, and ended affirmative action — that's what Donald Trump did."
"We had record black unemployment. He gave a fraction of what Joe Biden has given to HBCUs," he added. "For him to say that he did more for blacks than Barack Obama, than FDR, than Eisenhower — I'm talking about Republican and Democrat — doing more than Barack Obama, he didn't do more than George Bush who I marched on every opportunity that I had."
"For him to say that is to say that is to say that we're stupid, " he exclaimed. "Let me also say this: for him to float out there he's thinking of trying to appeal to Black voters by putting someone like [South Carolina GOP Senator] Tim Scott on the ticket, I dare Donald Trump to put Tim Scott on the ticket. Tim Scott was the one who helped to sabotage the George Floyd bill. He, Kamala Harris, and the senator from New Jersey were supposed to be the ones who bring it together, and Scott stopped it. Scott also opposed many of our efforts in the civil rights community."
"So be my guest, Donald. You think you can placate us with somebody who just genuflects to you rather than serve their constituents," he concluded.
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