President Donald Trump has alienated many African Americans — but not these young activists
, according to a recent Harvard IOP poll of 18- to 29-year-olds—overwhelmingly disapprove of the president.
“For decades we have been disrespected by the Democrats. We have empowered their party, lined the pockets of their politicians, and gotten positively nothing in return for our blind allegiance and faithfulness,” Owens said in her introduction for Trump at the White House. A recent convert to conservatism, Jono Thomas, 26, said the summit offered him a respite from his liberal hometown, Houston, where he is starting a vegan comfort food restaurant. After returning from the White House, Thomas, in a top hat, white dress shirt, gray pinstripe pants and wool scarf, gathered with four other black men and one Latino man in the Capitol Hilton.
Thomas said he does not believe systemic racism exists in America. But he does believe bias exists. “Representation matters because you have to be able to relate,” he said, when asked about the high mortality rate of black mothers compared with white mothers.Black Elephants in the Room: The Unexpected Politics of African-American Republicans
Kirk is quick to distance Turning Point, and Trump, from racism or white supremacy, which he calls a “wicked ideology.” “Anytime I encounter anything adjacent to that I repudiate it,” he says.
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