2016 Postmortem
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Jack Kingston: "Maybe It Would Have Been Nice If He Went And Had A Backdrop With A Burning Car"
BRIANNA KEILAR (HOST): Joining us we have Trumps senior advisor Jack Kingston. Hes a former U.S. Congressman from Georgia. Thank you so much for being here with us, congressman. So, we heard a lot of new things in this address that Donald Trump gave on teleprompter tonight in Diamondale, Michigan, and one of the main parts of his speech was an appeal to black voters. I want you to listen to really the crux of what he said there.
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KEILAR: Hes polling right now at 2 percent with African-American voters. Is that the right way to attract a voting block that obviously favors Hillary Clinton much more than him?
JACK KINGSTON: Well first of all, our internal poll show us doing better than 2 percent, but the reality is hes going there and hes taking it to them. Hes giving them a proposal. Hes saying, You know what? Im interested, I went to Milwaukee, Im here tonight, I want to talk to you. And one of the things he actually said last night in North Carolina that kind of went uncovered, but he says I dont want to preside over another generation of children who are left out of the American dream.
KEILAR: I have to stop you because you said hes going there. Hes not, hes in Diamondale, which is 93 percent white. When he was in Milwaukee the other day, it was part of Milwaukee that wasnt dealing I mean he, its
KINGSTON: Well yeah, but Brianna he went
KEILAR: Its almost completely white.
KINGSTON: I mean, maybe it would have been nice if he went and had a backdrop with a burning car, but the reality is
KEILAR: No no no no no, Im not talking about a burning car. Im talking about meeting with black voters.
KINGSTON: Well, he met with David Clarke, who as you know is the African-American Sheriff of Milwaukee, and hes engaged with him. And his rallies are open to the public. Last night in North Carolina, we saw a lot of African-Americans. I wasnt sure about the crowd content tonight, but the reality is
KEILAR: Its white. We checked.
https://mediamatters.org/video/2016/08/19/watch-cnns-brianna-keilar-explain-trump-advisor-speaking-white-voters-not-black-outreach/212536
This one was for Squinch.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)mercuryblues
(14,537 posts)they get paid in advance. Trump has a history of not paying people.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)tblue37
(65,483 posts)teenager
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/teen-trump-supporter-booted-from-campaign-rally-for-having-dark-skin/
or the president of a Black Republican youth group. So this claim is total BS. he has the one guy he calls "my African Amercan." No other POC are allowed, apparently.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Diamond and Silk and Pastor Mark Burns.
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't ever underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,856 posts)I assume it's mostly for private gain? I've seen Diamond and Silk interviewed numerous times, so their supposed views obviously grab attention.
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)... who chuckles nervously like even he can't believe how preposterous he sounds?
A "burning car" backdrop, Jack? Really?
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Squinch
(51,004 posts)offensive thing they can think of and then drop it into their conversations. What goes through the head?
But thank you! Keep them coming. There is a sick fascination with watching these people.