Donald Trump is still out on the campaign trail saying he’s the candidate for black and Hispanic people. Last night he took his case to the people of Mississippi. “The Democratic Party has failed and betrayed the African-American community. Democratic crime policies, education policies, and economic policies have produced only more crime, more broken […]
For a week now I have been discussing with you on this program, Donald Trump’s outreach to black America. Well, he got a lot of criticism for the way he framed it, but that didn’t stop Trump for doubling down in Akron, Ohio on Monday night by saying some urban, black neighborhoods are more dangerous […]
Last time we talked about reports that Donald Trump’s campaign would encourage him to make a serious play for African Americans. Well that play is underway now. It started with a speech on Tuesday night in Wisconsin, the site of recent unrest after the shooting death of an armed black man by police. Trump told […]
Let me give you the poll numbers first. According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll that was taken just a week ago, Donald Trump polled at getting only one percent of the black vote. One reason I wanted to start with the poll on African American Trump support is to point out that if […]
The Justice Department delivered a scathing report on the Baltimore Police Department. Yes, the same department that arrested Freddie Gray who ended shortly thereafter. The Justice Department states that there were systemic problems that plague the police department. Much like the Ferguson findings, the DOJ report alleges that for more than a decade the police […]
CNN anchor Don Lemon is usually on the receiving end of social media snark because of comments he makes about race. But on Tuesday night, he was the one delivering sharp commentary while interviewing a supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who intimated that “Second Amendment people” might be able to stop Hillary Clinton if she […]
It was supposed to be a good day for Donald Trump. He was to unveil his economic plan that is supposed to make America great again when all of a sudden boom! Fifty prominent, respected Republican security experts and foreign policy advisors all came together and signed an open letter saying they were not going […]
Is Donald Trump in need of an intervention? I’m talking a political intervention. According to sources within the campaign, yes, and they are planning one right now. Sources close to the campaign also described to CNN yesterday; that there have been a series of blunders by Trump lately, chief among them, his fight with the […]
At last week’s Democratic convention Khizr Khan gave a moving tribute to his son who lost his life in 2004 in Iraq serving this country. During the same speech, Khan also had some very harsh words for the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. “Donald Trump you are asking Americans to trust you with their future. Let […]
If you’re not watching the Republican National Convention you’re really missing out. It’s a real s#!t show!! I’m sure Donald Trump didn’t plan it this way when he promised to put on a show, but boy is he delivering. Behind the scenes there are more glitches than you can keep track of. But on the […]
After the terrible tragedies suffered in the last week of this country, CNN held a town hall last night to try to bring about healing. Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa was killed last week. His father spoke to me last night about his son. “He didn’t see color. He didn’t care if you’re white, green, […]
I went to high school with the police chief. He graduated the year before me. The victim’s family attorney My nieces know Alton Sterling – not well- but they’ve bought CD’s and DVD’s from him at the local convenience store. One of my nieces does his aunt’s hair. They say in all their interactions with […]
