Rap mogul 50 Cent said Black men have more “sympathy” for former President Donald Trump than President Joe Biden following Trump’s conviction.
The Grammy Award winner, aka Curtis Jackson, met with House Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday to advocate for Black entrepreneurs and business owners and call for greater representation of Black people working in the alcohol industry. hill report.
A reporter met with lawmakers at the National Diet Building. Asked 50 Cent spoke about what’s going to happen “among African-American men” with the 2024 presidential election coming up in November.
“They seem to sympathize with Trump,” the rapper responded.
“Why do you say that?” the reporter asked.
The rapper responded that it was because he was being accused of “violating the RICO Act.”
In August 2023, Trump was indicted on racketeering charges.
Based on the federal RICO Act, passed it In 1970, there were approximately 35 crimes that could be defined as racketeering. Examples of racketeering offenses include gambling, murder, kidnapping, bribery, and drug trafficking.
More recently, Trump was convicted of 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records in connection with payments he made to adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.
50 Cent says black men sympathize with Trump because “he’s been accused of violating the RICO Act.”
In 2016 people were in denial that lower-class white people actually liked what Trump said about immigration and so on.
2024 will end with black people being shocked by what it is about Trump that appeals to them. pic.twitter.com/lKelxYPj2F
— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) June 5, 2024
This isn’t the first time the famous rapper has spoken out in support of Trump: In October 2020, 50 Cent criticized Biden’s tax reform plan in an Instagram post and voiced his support for Trump’s reelection, writing that people should vote for him.
In February, after New York City Mayor Eric Adams (Democrat) announced plans to distribute $53 million worth of prepaid credit cards to immigrants in the city, 50 Cent suggested “Trump might be the answer.”
a The Wall Street Journal An April poll found that 30% of black men and 11% of black women intend to vote for Trump in the next election, up from 2020, when just 12% of black men voted for Trump. Six percent of black women said they would vote for Trump in 2020.
Democratic Party officials have sounded the alarm in recent days, warning that “time is running out” for Biden to get his message across to black American voters.
An I&I/TIPP poll conducted in early May found Biden’s support among black voters dropping by 28 percentage points. In 2020, 87 percent of black voters supported Biden, while Trump received 12 percent support from black voters. In the poll, Trump rose 3 points among black voters to 15 percent, while Biden’s support among black voters dropped to 59 percent.
