The GOP argument on why their party is the better option for black Americans seems to be that: 1) the party isn’t as racist as it looks; 2) black people have been dumb enough to be fooled into voting for Democrats all these years; 3) a party full of mostly white men definitely know more about what’s good for black people than, say, black people themselves. None of this, to them, sounds racist at all.
"Will we be president in ten years? Only if we add a couple of terms," said Trump just now in Atlanta, followed by chants of "12 more years!" pic.twitter.com/PZ8hlNYcoC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 25, 2020
Trump began his speech at a campaign event in Atlanta, George, a red state but a city with a majority black population, by talking about serving as president in an indefinite sense, saying that he might add more terms in order to stay in the White House for 10 to 12 more years. It is, of course, against the law to do so, and seems to be just one more ridiculous thing that Trump has said during his time as president. With a president like Trump, though, a man who appears totally willing to take the right to vote away from Americans in order to win, it’s a scary proposal.
"It's worse than Afghanistan" — Trump on cities run by Democrats pic.twitter.com/wcGojz94jH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 25, 2020
The real controversy began, though, when Trump began talking to the crowd of Atlanta residents about Democratic-run cities, calling them worse than war-torn Afghanistan. Atlanta, Georgia’s mayor is Keisha Lance Bottoms, a black female Democrat. Since Trump wasn’t dodging any bombs during his speech, we can rate that claim to be a complete lie and more than a little insulting to the people of Atlanta.
"It's really hurting the Black community" — Trump on #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/I1CeqTKQ3j
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 25, 2020
Trump then told the crowd that an organization built by black Americans, run by black Americans, and meant to address the issues black Americans face while men like Donald Trump ignore them, is really more interested in hurting black Americans. Why trust a black American to know what black Americans need when there’s a rich, white man to teach us, right?
If this is Trump’s plan to win over black America, he’s failing badly, and the polls show it.
"David [Perdue], if you guys can start working on that when you get back. Doug [Collins], if you don't mind … Kelly, start working on that with David, please" — in the middle of a speech in Atlanta, Trump asks Republican members of Congress to start new investigations of Dems pic.twitter.com/1ylElYo2Nc
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 25, 2020
