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said on the eve of South Carolina’s GOP presidential primary that his criminal indictments ― he faces 91 charges across multiple cases ― are boosting his appeal with Black voters.
“This might come as news to Trump, but pushing tired tropes, wannabe Jordans, and mugshot t-shirts isn’t going to win over Black voters who suffered through record high unemployment and skyrocketing uninsured rates under his leadership,” Democratic National Committee spokesperson Sarafina Chitika “I’ve been indicted more than Alphonse Capone,” Trump boasted at the rally, referring to the notorious Chicago gangster of the Prohibition era. “If I fly over a blue state, the next day I get a federal grand jury.”The Rock Hill event was attended by South Carolina’s governor as well as several members of the state’s congressional delegation, including Sen. Tim Scott , who is the lone Black Republican in the Senate.
“I don’t see how the country’s that stupid that they’re going to let this continue on when you have a victimless crime. Come on. How stupid is that?” said Mike Kane, a 66-year-old retiree from the South Carolina city. “The public is going to eventually ― come on, we’re not that stupid. They spin everything the opposite in the press.”
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