With the Presidential election set to take place this November, Donald Trump has been attempting to strengthen his position in the White House. And while there are many eager at the prospect of seeing him defeated, there remain a strong baseline of Trump supporters who have fully endorsed the President and his blunt ways. Still, Trump has remained unabashedly unchanged, never failing to prop himself up or declare his own accomplishments.
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Today has been no different, with Donald Trump taking to Twitter to address one of the ongoing narratives that have long plagued him. "My Admin has done more for the Black Community than any President since Abraham Lincoln. Passed Opportunity Zones with @SenatorTimScott," he writes, positioning himself alongside a legendary American figure. "Guaranteed funding for HBCU’s, School Choice, passed Criminal Justice Reform, lowest Black unemployment, poverty, and crime rates in history."
Despite claiming that "the best is yet to come," many were taken aback by his invocation of President Lincoln, who actively helped abolish the Civil War and ended slavery in America through the Thirteenth Amendment. Given that Donald Trump's handling of the George Floyd protests have been divisive, to say the least, it's likely that his words will be used against him by those hoping for change. Check out his tweet below.
Trump Agrees He’s Done More For Black Americans "Than Any Other President"
Trump agrees with a supporter who said that he's done more for Black Americans than any other president, though "Honest Abe wasn't bad."
Donald Trump's presidency's been tasked with its biggest test to date -- the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past few weeks, we've watched the pandemic unravel in America and how Donald Trump, along with the task force, has handled it. There has no doubt been backlash, but even in the midst of a pandemic, Trump has found time to clapback at his critics on social media.
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Earlier today, Donald Trump seemingly went on a Twitter spree where he responded to a few of his supporters as if he had just dropped a new album. Among the many comments he received praising his work in office was one supporter who tweeted, "Trump has done more for Blacks than all the other Presidents combined! Are we together?"
Trump quoted the tweet and agreed with the sentiment, though he did give Abraham Lincoln, who famously freed slaves in America, his credit. Many people would disagree with this sentiment, though clearly, Trump does have his fair share of supporters who do think that he's done more for the Black American population than any other president.
Donald Trump has been trying to win over Black voters as the days inch closer to the Presidential election that's supposed to take place later this year. Though he's touted that the Black unemployment rate reached an all-time low during his time in office, the pandemic has hit Black communities in America harder, as well as unemployment rates.