When Donald Trump was running for President he had one message for the black community: “Give me a chance, what do you have to lose?”
Many responded and voted him into office.
And even just one year in, President Trump has most certainly held up his end of the bargain. The result? Trump’s support in the black community has DOUBLED since 2016!
Can you say “Landslide win in 2020?” #MAGAbaby
Here’s more, from the DailyWire:
Support from the black community for President Donald Trump has doubled since 2016 despite the media and the Democrats’ insistence that Trump is a racist.
The report from The Atlantic, a left-leaning publication, states that Trump’s support among black men “significantly exceeds his 2016 vote share” at 23%, while his support among black women increased to 11% — an average of 17%.
That score is approximately double the support that Trump received from the black community during the 2016 presidential election, as the BBC reports that approximately 8% of black voters voted for Trump.
Exit polls from the 2016 presidential election show that only 4% of black women voted for Trump while 13% of black men voted for him, according to CNN.
Broken down by gender, Trump’s support from black women has nearly tripled from 4% to 11%, while his support from black men has nearly doubled from 13% to 23%.
One reason for the massive surge in support may be the drastic decrease in black unemployment since Trump took office:
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