Radio host Charlamagne tha God said in an interview with The New York Times published Saturday that black voters supported former President Donald Trump because of “concrete” actions he took during his tenure. He said he might move.
Trump’s approval rating among black men soared to 30% in seven battleground states, more than double the 12% approval rating among black men nationwide in the 2020 campaign. according to In response to an April poll published by the Wall Street Journal.Charlamagne’s interview Although he believes the “booming economy” is overstated, he said Trump’s policies on the economy and criminal justice during the coronavirus pandemic are something black voters can appreciate from the former president. Ta. (Related: ‘Pay attention’: MSNBC panelist warns Biden there is a ‘huge problem’ among Black and Arab voters)
“I think this so-called upward trend of black voters and Mr. Trump, like I said, is an overstatement, but I think there are three specific things that people are pointing out about President Trump,” Sharla said. Magne told NYT journalist Lulu Garcia. -Navarro. “One is the stimulus checks, the other is the PPP loan, and the other is the First Step Act. And the reason these three things resonate with people is because people actually have money in their pockets. He actually saw his family and loved ones come out of prison, and he takes credit for it.”
“I don’t think you can be too harsh on elected officials.”
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Trump signed the bill. march In 2020, he will send $1,200 checks signed by him to 70 million Americans. according to In the Washington Post. The former president also signed a $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief and government funding package in December 2020, giving eligible Americans $600.
The administration’s $670 billion Paycheck Protection Program has supported more than 51 million jobs as of July 2020 since its launch in April of the same year. according to to the Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration.
In 2018, President Trump also signed the bipartisan First Step Act, which aims to reduce sentences for nonviolent drug offenders.
In an interview with the NYT, Charlamagne criticized President Joe Biden for co-sponsoring the Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1988, which increased prison sentences for drug possession. The radio host also mentioned the 1994 crime bill drafted by Biden, which some experts say contributed to systemic racism.
“You can’t bring up President Biden without mentioning the mandatory minimum sentencing of ’86, the crackdown law of ’88, the crime bill of ’94,” Charlamagne said. “If people go back, clock In a conversation with Joe Biden on “The Breakfast Club,” I told him that the ’94 crime bill led to mass incarceration, and he said, no, it’s mandatory. It was a minimum sentence, and I said, yeah, and you were behind that bill too! I mean, we know all these things, but we still vote because we need to vote in our best interest. We have to vote for the people we think can move. ”
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