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BumRushDaShow

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Sat Feb 1, 2025, 05:43 PM Feb 1

'You are making it hard for us!' Black Americans for Trump member rips president on CNN [View all]

Source: Raw Story

February 1, 2025 10:54AM ET


A clearly frustrated GOP strategist and member of Black Americans for Trump Coalition lashed out at the man he helped elect on CNN on Saturday morning.

It took less than two weeks in office for Donald Trump to exasperate Melik Abdul, who complained on Saturday that the president is making life difficult for Black voters who supported his second re-election bid. During an appearance on CNN's "Table for Five," with host Abby Phillip, Abdul jumped into a conversation about the president blaming the tragic Washington D.C. plane crash on DEI policies without evidence –– but not to defend Trump.

Noting that there have been questions raised about a female pilot who was on the Black Hawk chopper that collided with the airliner, Abdul explained, "I call it the woke right, on the right, who are were literally saying that, I think the male pilot had 1000 hours, the female, this phantom female pilot had 500 hours of training time. They don't know anything about what the requirements are. They don't know how long that person had been in service."

"Donald Trump appealing to these people in his second week, when we're not talking about the economy, we're not talking about any of that," he complained. "We're talking about DEI and he [Trump] had no evidence and people are out there defending it." "I'm not going to get on television to defend it," he exclaimed "I want Donald Trump to know you are making it hard for us who are not looking for a payout or some sort of association, or the social media influence behind supporting Donald Trump or any politician."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/black-voters-trump/



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Trump rso Feb 1 #1
Aw shucks...Pfffttt, he's done the same to literally everyone else or group Bengus81 Feb 1 #2
Agreed DENVERPOPS Feb 1 #29
Faces - my favorite - yum!!! hatrack Feb 1 #3
Do you hear something, Mr. Abdul? tanyev Feb 1 #4
That's not a leopard; it's a cheetah. MLWR Feb 1 #19
Trump is a cheetah.. a big time liar and cheetah Playingmantis Feb 2 #36
The leopards are getting fat sakabatou Feb 1 #5
I have one more fuck to give, this is it....... MarineCombatEngineer Feb 1 #6
No shit, MCE.......... DENVERPOPS Feb 1 #30
Well said ..USAF vet here.. Playingmantis Feb 2 #37
He must've thought white wannabe was as good as white. ananda Feb 1 #7
Too bad, so sad mcar Feb 1 #8
Knowing full well that he was a snake Zambero Feb 2 #51
It was a dark and stormy night... Hugin Feb 1 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Feb 1 #10
Well, sport, unless said black voter is a billionaire, Trump doesn't care a thing about you anymore. Vinca Feb 1 #11
The only good thing about the train wreck that is Trump is the hurt he causes for the morons that voted for him. cstanleytech Feb 1 #12
"Black Americans for Trump" JoseBalow Feb 1 #13
I guess these morons never heard of their brothers... Justice matters. Feb 2 #39
Oh, I'll bet they're completely unaware of that history. harumph Feb 2 #45
Fuck this guy JI7 Feb 1 #14
! Marcuse Feb 1 #15
Don't take it personal, sir... Hekate Feb 1 #16
Blacks for Trump bromeando Feb 1 #17
BFT idiots vishnura Feb 1 #18
Awww, that's a real shame Mr.Abdul. I can't believe Buddyzbuddy Feb 1 #20
You bought the ticket. TomSlick Feb 1 #21
In deep blue Minneapolis, many Somali voters withheld support for Harris progree Feb 1 #22
Not a shred of sympathy from me no matter what happens to them or any one else that failed to support Harris Playingmantis Feb 2 #38
I doubt America would have offered refuge to Somalis without Democratic support. yardwork Feb 2 #48
I hope he cries. Hong Kong Cavalier Feb 1 #23
Told Ya! Asarchus45 Feb 1 #24
Hard! Ain't it hard? struggle4progress Feb 1 #25
I'm beyond words 😐 Hitorque Feb 1 #26
Didn't the Elon Musk apartheid guy bronxiteforever Feb 1 #27
The violin blueseas Feb 1 #28
Ya think? relayerbob Feb 1 #31
To Abdul: Sorry dumbass, all sales are final! Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 1 #32
He doesn't know the half of it yet William Seger Feb 1 #33
Wake me up when they get it. Baitball Blogger Feb 2 #34
DEI Outrage is nonsense bmichaelh Feb 2 #35
Congratulations on your remission! May you enjoy every minute of it after all that hard work. travelingthrulife Feb 2 #46
waaay down thread, here is the cnn clip/video on youtube orleans Feb 2 #40
Don't ask me to cry... kevinore Feb 2 #41
There is a word I am trying to remember.. Old Crank Feb 2 #42
You filled your plate - now eat it. Eat it all. NBachers Feb 2 #43
Why is everyone picking on me? C0RI0LANUS Feb 2 #44
WHY do so many people think Trump is reasonable? yardwork Feb 2 #47
Every person who voted for Trump because they thought the Democratic Party was not helping them enough deserves Martin68 Feb 2 #49
This medical axiom applies in a political context as well Zambero Feb 2 #50
A big disconnect . . . Aussie105 Feb 2 #52
As always, beware of the "sufistacated contrivance." Gum Logger Feb 2 #53
Chickens For KFC member rips Colonel Sanders on CNN LudwigPastorius Feb 2 #54
In remembrance of my last fuck to give mercuryblues Feb 2 #55
Too late you asshole. Should have taken trump for his word: he will never need you to KPN Feb 2 #56
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