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steve2470

(37,481 posts)
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 03:54 PM Oct 2020

Trump's Proud Boy moment sparks Black outrage in Florida

https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/09/30/trumps-proud-boy-moment-sparks-black-outrage-in-florida-1319240

TALLAHASSEE — President Donald Trump’s shoutout to the far-right hate group Proud Boys is energizing black voters to turn out against him in the must-win state of Florida.

“His call to the white supremacist group Proud Boys to ‘stand by,’ and telling his followers to go to the polls and watch them, that is straight up voter suppression,” said incoming state Minority Leader Bobby DuBose, a Black Broward County Democrat.

DuBose made his comments during a conference call to roll out Democrat Joe Biden’s “Black men, VOTE!” campaign, a push to secure what has been an important but inconsistent Florida voting bloc.

The Biden call was scheduled before Trump stood on the debate stage in Cleveland and ordered the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by,” creating a sense of urgency and outrage that could work in Biden’s favor.
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But Juneteenth?! kurtcagle Oct 2020 #1

kurtcagle

(2,660 posts)
1. But Juneteenth?!
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 04:09 PM
Oct 2020

Trump was going to make Juneteenth a holiday? He's so good with the Black population - they all love him!!?

Seriously, did you notice during the debates, when asked about the stand down, that Trump kept referring to "My People". Biden made it very clear that he sees being president as being responsible for everyone, regardless of their political affiliation. For Trump, it's always "his people", who are loyal not to the country, not even to the party, but to him personally.

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