By Victor Ochieng
Talking on CNN about why GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is doing so badly in polls conducted among African Americans, rabid Trump supporter Pastor Darrell Scott said Black voters are intellectually inadequate to comprehend the satire that the candidate employs in his speeches.
First, the “man of God” shocked host Brooke Baldwin and Democratic Party strategist Symone Sanders with claims that Hillary Clinton has connections with white supremacists. He then took the moment to explain how Black people wrongfully regard the Republican Party presidential nominee as racist.
“The thing that kills is this,” Scott began. “Black people believe satire, black people believe parody. I mean I had a guy that I considered to be a very intelligent person, send me a headline from a satire website that said that Donald Trump plans on deporting all African-Americans back to Africa — and he believed it!”
This prompted host Baldwin to ask Scott to redirect the conversation to the right track, saying, “Let’s not talk about satire; let’s talk about reality.”
The CNN host prodded Scott about Trump’s comments following the Milwaukee riots and how it happens that the New Yorker doesn’t have any links with the Black community.
“Well, one thing that I know Trump tries not to be is reactive,” Scott replied. “And so he’s not reactive in his responses.”
The pastor then tried to suggest that the billionaire politician isn’t acting like any other candidate whose connection to the Black community is shallow.
“You know, Trump’s appeal or his engagement with the community is on a larger scale than the average politician,” he continued. “Trump can’t walk down the street shaking hands and kissing babies. It would be a madhouse.”
There is no doubt that Trump has very minimal support among Black voters, at least according to national polls. Over the recent past, the GOP nominee has tried to make inroads in Black communities, but it appears the Election Day is dawning with no major impact of the candidate’s efforts to woo the Black vote.
Many Black people believe Trump is a racist whose tenure as president would see the country slide decades back. Generally, the candidate is viewed to be anti-minority groups. He’s made some disparaging remarks against Mexicans, American Muslims and Muslims in general, as well as Black people and women.
The recent airing of a 2005 video recording in which Trump made inappropriate comments about women has even worsened his general performance in national polls.
One thing for sure, though, is that Trump has managed to lure many notable Black pastors to his fold. Unfortunately for him, the efforts don’t appear to be converting into substantial votes.
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