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Trump Says Blacks Never Had It So Good — And Many Agree With Him
Even in the midst of a rapidly building House impeachment inquiry and soon-to-come trial in the Senate, Donald Trump orchestrated what may only be described as a well scripted pseudo-rally consisting of about 300 carefully chosen, mostly young, and mostly black supporters. He entertained and feted these putative “black conservatives” at his normally lily white White House. As reported by Politico.com, this “event” was replete with all manner of campaign energy and regalia, including campaign-style chants of “USA! USA!” and, of course, “FOUR MORE YEARS!!”
A beaming president acknowledged this crowd of black over-achievers and bestowed his blessings on the gathered throng: “You broke the sound barrier,” Trump bellowed. The African American students’ and young professionals’ (“BUPPIES?) chants and cheers seemed to overwhelm him: “I’ve never heard it quite like that, and I appreciate it. We love you,” declared the rarely awed president.
The obvious purpose of this “rally,” was to respond to Trump’s ever-diminishing poll numbers among black voters and to invent and then burnish his currently non-existent civil and human rights bona fides. Thus, as always, he congratulated and complimented himself on the “historically low” unemployment stats among black Americans.
