The woman who recently made headlines for hugging former President Donald Trump at a Chick-fil-A in Atlanta, Georgia, has spoken out about why she and many other young black voters support him.
At a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta earlier this week, Michael Montgomery, the founder of Conserve the Culture and who appears to have deep ties to historically black colleges and universities in the area, had the opportunity to speak briefly with the former president. Obtained. That moment evolved into a friendly hug. “Tell mom I made it,” Montgomery exclaimed afterwards, with a big smile on her face.
It turns out Mr. Montgomery wasn’t just excited to spend a few minutes with the former occupant of the White House. On Friday, she appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” segment with Lawrence Jones to explain Trump’s allegations.
Mr. Montgomery and others seem tired of politicians pandering to local communities during campaigns and ignoring them once in office. “The sentiment I often get from young people themselves is that they feel he’s honest,” Montgomery said of Trump. “We may not agree with what he says, but we don’t feel like he’s a snake in the grass waiting for a chance to bite us.”
Montgomery also called Trump “empathetic,” suggesting he is actually listening to the concerns of ordinary Americans. “This is someone talking to them, not just telling them what they want to hear,” she argued.
When Jones asked specifically why he supported Trump over Democrat Joe Biden, Montgomery brought up the First Step Act, which addresses issues such as federal prisons and funds Trump gave to HBCUs.
Montgomery referred to “students” during the interview, suggesting he was a teacher, but also targeted students. media He suggested that the only reason so many young black people showed up at Chick-fil-A that day was because Trump “bought chicken sandwiches and milkshakes.”
“The most disturbing part of all of this is that the students attending these prestigious institutions are not smart enough to make their own decisions,” Montgomery said.
Jones, who is also black, agreed, calling the implications “insulting.”
At the end of the interview, Montgomery pointed out that Biden has done little to help the black community, especially during his time in the U.S. Senate. “He locked up a lot of people who looked like me,” she said. “They’re still sitting in prison waiting for justice and some sort of appeal.”
“This is a person who passed a bill with the sole purpose of oppressing a particular community,” she argued.
“So we’re going to act like it never happened?”
You can watch Jones and Montgomery’s entire “Fox & Friends” segment below.
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