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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