Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has suggested he wants to punch black people in the face who support Donald Trump. Barkley was reacting to the former president's recent comments that suggested the black community was embracing his infamous mug shot.
„When I took my headshot in Atlanta, that headshot was number one,“ President Trump said at the Black Conservative League's annual Honors Gala. „You know who accepted it more than anyone else? The black population.“
„It's unbelievable. Black people walking around with pictures of my face!“
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Trump received applause for his remarks at a Black Conservative Coalition event. NBA However, analyst Charles Barkley did not appreciate this message.
„First of all, let me say this: If I see a black person walking around with a picture of Trump on his face, I'm going to punch him in the face,“ said former Dream Team member Gayle King. told CNN's Gayle King.
Even King's gentle reminders that he would face assault charges did nothing to deter Berkeley.
„I'm going to save myself and celebrate,“ he said jokingly.
“If I see a black person walking around with a Trump mugshot, I’m going to punch him in the face.” – Charles Barkley pic.twitter.com/g8sbf4AEMy
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There is some truth to Trump's claims.
Mr. Barkley continued his fierce attack on Mr. Trump over his mugshot comment.
„If I had been at that meeting, I would have gotten up and left. It was an insult to all black people,“ he claimed. „When you compare his plight to our history as black people who have been discriminated against, first of all, he's a billionaire and they're prosecuting him for what he did wrong. .”
Fortunately, the people who attended the gala don't seem to be as easily triggered as Charles Barkley. Furthermore, there is an element of truth to Trump's statements.
Craig Scott, who was released from prison in 2019 under a criminal justice reform bill signed by President Trump, said the Republican mugshot gave him more „street credibility“ with those who have been in the justice system. Ta.
in newsweek „Trump has repeatedly run afoul of the law and has an unwarranted obsession with capturing and unfairly punishing him for so-called 'crimes,'“ wrote Scott, whose op-ed column calls himself the „Black Robin Hood.“ „It looks like it,“ he claimed. It reminds many of us of what was done to us. ”
„He literally stood in my shoes. No other president can boast of this,“ Scott added. „Trust me, he'll be proud of it.“
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