Donald Trump’s comment on Black Americans: Nikki Haley calls it ‘disgusting’; here’s what the former US president said
US Elections 2024, found his comments distasteful. “It's disgusting. But, that's what happens when he goes off the teleprompter.
That's the chaos that comes with Donald Trump," AFP quoted Haley as saying. "That's the offensiveness that's going to happen every day between now and the general election, which is why I continue to say Donald Trump cannot win a general election," she added. Such unpredictability and offensiveness, according to Haley, are trademarks of Trump's public appearances.
Haley stressed that such behaviour could jeopardise the Republican party's success in upcoming elections in November. Trump said, "Black people like me because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, and they actually viewed me as I'm being discriminated against." At the same time, he also said Black voters liked his jail photo from Georgia more than anyone else. "The mug shot, we've all seen the mug shot, and you know who embraced it more than anybody else? The Black population.
It's incredible," he said. Even Democrats have criticised Trump's comments alike. "Donald Trump claiming that Black Americans will support him because of his criminal charges is insulting.
It's moronic. And it's just plain racist," said Cedric Richmond, co-chair of President Joe Biden's reelection campaign. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has won over South Carolina Republicans as the candidate who, voters believe, can win in November.
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