Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Black Republicans endorse Trump

In a statement released on its website Friday, the National Black Republican Association officially endorsed billionaire businessman Donald Trump in his run for the GOP presidential nomination.

“We, the grassroots activists of the National Black Republican Association, are pleased to announce our endorsement of Donald J. Trump for President of the United States of America,” the statement read.

The organization, which was founded in 2005 and “is committed to returning African-Americans to their Republican Party roots,” said that Donald Trump would be the best candidate to do that.

“As citizens who happen to be black, we support Mr. Trump because he shares our values,” the statement read. “We, like Mr.Trump, are fiscally conservative, steadfastly pro-life and believers in a small government that fosters freedom for individuals and businesses, so they can grow and become prosperous.”

The statement also praised Trump for his attention to an issue often overlooked by politicians looking to help the African-American community: stopping illegal immigration.
“We are deeply concerned about illegal immigration, a major cause of high black unemployment, especially among black youth,” the statement read.

“Black Americans across America are beginning to wake up and see clearly the reality of what is happening in black neighborhoods. Democrats have run black communities for the past 60 years and the socialist policies of the Democrats have turned those communities into economic and social wastelands, witness Detroit, Baltimore and South Chicago.

“We believe that Mr. Trump has demonstrated that he can push back against the mainstream media, end political correctness and free black communities from the destructive grip of socialist Democrats.”

The endorsement closed with a plea to black voters to reject their pattern of voting for Democrats: “We urge our fellow black Americans to seize control over their own destiny and leverage their vote the way other groups do. It is way past time black Americans stop having their vote taken for granted by Democrats, hold politicians accountable for the content of their policies and not vote merely based on the label of their party.”

We’ve already chronicled Trump’s success with black voters relative to other Republican candidates and the fact that Trump predicted that he would win the black vote.  Could this be a demographic turning point for the 2016 election? Only time will tell. One thing’s for certain, though: Donald Trump continues to make waves.



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