Trump allies to launch an effort to win over Black voters
A collection of groups closely aligned with Donald Trump’s campaign are preparing to launch an effort to land Republicans a historic chunk of the Black vote in the 2024 elections.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Donald Trump took the stage here Friday night, surrounded by some of the nation’s most well-known Black conservatives, with a message: He can secure a historic share of the Black vote for Republicans.
"In 2020, we increased our share of the Black vote by 50%,” Trump said during his keynote address to the Black Conservative Federation. “The polling is coming out and they say ‘Wait a minute, there must be a mistake here. Black people really like Trump. There must be a mistake.’”
He added that he believes Democrats "have done a very poor job" for Black Americans, who, he said, related to him because they understand he's been "discriminated against" in the legal system.
Trump was on stage with officials including Reps. Wesley Hunt of Texas and Byron Donalds of Florida, as well as Ben Carson, who led the Department of Housing and Urban Development during Trump’s first term in office.
The Black Conservative Federation event was held one day before the Republican primary in South Carolina, a state whose population is one-quarter Black.
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