After Rev. Al Sharpton posted a tweet that he was heading to Baltimore – seemingly due to the feud between Trump and the Dems that all started when Rep. Elijah Cummings rampaged against the head of Homeland Security at a House hearing and Trump hit back on Twitter – Trump took to his own Twitter page to reveal the truth about Sharpton, whom Trump has known for more than two decades.
He called Al a “con man” and spoke to his hypocrisy, implying that he “loved Trump” for years before he became president and only recently turned against him.
He also implied that Al is a racist who “hates Whites & Cops!”
Here’s Trump’s tweet so you can see what he had to say about Al Sharpton yourself:
Trump's tweet quickly blew up online.
Take a look at what people are saying about it:
Charlie Kirk made a great point regarding the Trump-Dem feud over Baltimore:
Fox News has more to say on Trump's tweet about Sharpton:
President Trump on Monday blasted Rev. Al Sharpton as a "con man," claiming he "hates whites & cops," after the MSNBC host said he would travel to Baltimore amid the controversy over the president's comments about the city and its Democratic lawmakers.
Sharpton tweeted Sunday evening that he would travel to Baltimore to "address Trump's remarks & bi-partisan outrage in the black community" over them. Trump responded by slamming Sharpton, saying they have known each other for decades and used to attend fights together. But the president did not pull any punches when weighing in on Sharpton's character.
“I have known Al for 25 years. Went to fights with him & Don King, always got along well. He “loved Trump!’ He would ask me for favors often,” the president tweeted. Trump then continued, “Al is a con man, a troublemaker, always looking for a score. Just doing his thing. Must have intimidated Comcast/NBC. Hates Whites & Cops!" he tweeted.
Minutes later, the president added: "Al Sharpton would always ask me to go to his events. He would say, “it’s a personal favor to me.” Seldom, but sometimes, I would go. It was fine. He came to my office in T.T. during the presidential campaign to apologize for the way he was talking about me. Just a conman at work!"
The president's tweets come after Sharpton, on Sunday night, posted details of a press conference he planned to give Monday “to address Trump’s remarks & bi-partisan outrage in the black community.” This was in response to Trump's criticism of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and the condition of his district, which includes Baltimore.
The Hill also said:
President Trump ripped the Rev. Al Sharpton early Monday amid a controversy over the president’s attacks on House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Baltimore, saying the civil rights activist and MSNBC host “hates whites & cops.”
“I have known Al for 25 years. Went to fights with him & Don King, always got along well. He 'loved Trump!' He would ask me for favors often,” Trump tweeted in response to a post from Sharpton indicating he was traveling to Baltimore.
“Al is a con man, a troublemaker, always looking for a score. Just doing his thing. Must have intimidated Comcast/NBC,” he added. “Hates Whites & Cops!”
I have known Al for 25 years. Went to fights with him & Don King, always got along well. He “loved Trump!” He would ask me for favors often. Al is a con man, a troublemaker, always looking for a score. Just doing his thing. Must have intimidated Comcast/NBC. Hates Whites & Cops! https://t.co/ZwPZa0FWfN
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2019"Al Sharpton would always ask me to go to his events. He would say, 'it’s a personal favor to me.' Seldom, but sometimes, I would go. It was fine. He came to my office in T.T. during the presidential campaign to apologize for the way he was talking about me. Just a conman at work!" Trump added in a subsequent tweet.
Al Sharpton would always ask me to go to his events. He would say, “it’s a personal favor to me.” Seldom, but sometimes, I would go. It was fine. He came to my office in T.T. during the presidential campaign to apologize for the way he was talking about me. Just a conman at work!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2019Sharpton, who often weighs in on the Democratic Party and has met with several 2020 presidential candidates, responded with a 2006 photo, saying Trump had a "different tune" then.
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