Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) this week headlined a "Black Americans for Trump" event in Atlanta that The New Republic's Talia Jane has deemed a "major bust."In her dispatch on the event, Jane notes that Trump didn't even bother to show up and instead spoke to attendees via telephone about his planned t...
    • xantoxis@lemmy.world
      42·
      8 months ago

      There was a chance he might be in a room with black people. You think he was gonna risk showing up?

    • mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
      312·
      8 months ago

      planned tax cuts for businesses

      Well, at least Trump spoke about the key issues the black community face and showcased how his platform will enable them to have a better future.

        • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
          12·
          8 months ago

          Whoosh!

          The point of that post was that tax cuts for businesses is NOT the key issue for the black community

          • mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
            3·
            8 months ago

            NOT the key issue for the black community

            Thank you, this is a much better and clearer way to state what I meant.

        • mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
          81·
          8 months ago

          I was being sarcastic. Also, he didn’t even lie, he just talked about an unexpected topic as he isn’t “the biggest fan of black people.”