Trump says he can't be racist because he has 'many Black friends'

Former President Donald Trump claimed he can't be racist because he has "so many Black friends" in a new interview

Former President Donald Trump claimed in a new interview published Friday that he can't be racist because he has "so many Black friends."

“I have so many Black friends that if I were a racist, they wouldn’t be friends, they would know better than anybody, and fast," Trump said in a wide-ranging interview with Semafor when asked how he responds to Black voters who call him racist.

"They would not be with me for two minutes if they thought I was racist — and I’m not racist!" he added.

The former president also repeated comments that some Black voters relate to him because he is also “being discriminated against” by the criminal justice system.

“I think it’s through osmosis. They see what’s happening. And a lot of them feel that similar things have happened to them,” Trump said. “I mean, they’ve expressed that to me very plainly and very clear. They see what’s happened to them.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-black-friends-racist-campaign-rcna157163

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