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At another event, Trump told a crowd in Atlanta that the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] were fighting harder for people in the country illegally rather than for the black community.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Subramanian|first=Courtney|title=Trump touts immigration agenda, economy in pitch to African American voters|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/08/trump-pence-atlanta-african-american-voters-2020/2507539001/|website=USA Today|language=en|access-date=2023-08-26|archive-date=2022-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206214950/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/08/trump-pence-atlanta-african-american-voters-2020/2507539001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
At another event, Trump told a crowd in Atlanta that the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] were fighting harder for people in the country illegally rather than for the black community.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Subramanian|first=Courtney|title=Trump touts immigration agenda, economy in pitch to African American voters|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/08/trump-pence-atlanta-african-american-voters-2020/2507539001/|website=USA Today|language=en|access-date=2023-08-26|archive-date=2022-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206214950/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/08/trump-pence-atlanta-african-american-voters-2020/2507539001/|url-status=live}}</ref>


The organization held campaign events in majority Black neighborhoods as well as targeting social media ads to increase [[Voter turnout|turnout]] for Trump,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-07 |title=Inside the Trump campaign's strategy for getting Black voters to the polls |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-the-trump-campaign-hopes-to-boost-black-voter-turnout |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207183019/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-the-trump-campaign-hopes-to-boost-black-voter-turnout |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Voices for Trump Virtual Campaign Event {{!}} C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?472795-1/black-voices-trump-virtual-campaign-event |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=www.c-span.org |archive-date=2023-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825203502/https://www.c-span.org/video/?472795-1/black-voices-trump-virtual-campaign-event |url-status=live }}</ref> for example focusing on the importance of Black Republicans in [[Milwaukee]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rascoe |first=Ayesha |date=Aug 14, 2020 |title=Trump Campaign Trying To Win Over Black Voters, But President Remains A Tough Sell |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/08/14/902236623/trump-campaign-trying-to-win-over-black-voters-but-president-remains-a-tough-sel |url-status=live |access-date=Aug 25, 2023 |website=[[NPR]] |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414094807/https://www.npr.org/2020/08/14/902236623/trump-campaign-trying-to-win-over-black-voters-but-president-remains-a-tough-sel }}</ref> and focusing on highlighting ways that African Americans have benefited from the [[Trump economy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=President's 2020 Reelection Campaign Launches 'Black Voices for Trump' |url=https://fortune.com/2019/11/08/trump-african-american-approval-outreach-2020-reelection-campaign-black-voices-for-trump/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Fortune |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825204853/https://fortune.com/2019/11/08/trump-african-american-approval-outreach-2020-reelection-campaign-black-voices-for-trump/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The organization held campaign events in majority Black neighborhoods as well as targeting social media ads to increase [[Voter turnout|turnout]] for Trump,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-07 |title=Inside the Trump campaign's strategy for getting Black voters to the polls |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-the-trump-campaign-hopes-to-boost-black-voter-turnout |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207183019/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-the-trump-campaign-hopes-to-boost-black-voter-turnout |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Voices for Trump Virtual Campaign Event {{!}} C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?472795-1/black-voices-trump-virtual-campaign-event |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=www.c-span.org |archive-date=2023-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825203502/https://www.c-span.org/video/?472795-1/black-voices-trump-virtual-campaign-event |url-status=live }}</ref> for example focusing on the importance of Black Republicans in [[Milwaukee]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rascoe |first=Ayesha |date=Aug 14, 2020 |title=Trump Campaign Trying To Win Over Black Voters, But President Remains A Tough Sell |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/08/14/902236623/trump-campaign-trying-to-win-over-black-voters-but-president-remains-a-tough-sel |url-status=live |access-date=Aug 25, 2023 |website=[[NPR]] |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414094807/https://www.npr.org/2020/08/14/902236623/trump-campaign-trying-to-win-over-black-voters-but-president-remains-a-tough-sel }}</ref> and focusing on highlighting ways that African Americans have benefited from the [[Trump economy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=President's 2020 Reelection Campaign Launches 'Black Voices for Trump' |url=https://fortune.com/2019/11/08/trump-african-american-approval-outreach-2020-reelection-campaign-black-voices-for-trump/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Fortune |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825204853/https://fortune.com/2019/11/08/trump-african-american-approval-outreach-2020-reelection-campaign-black-voices-for-trump/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After the 2020 elections, exit polls showed that Trump ultimately increased his support among Blacks compared to 2016, and particularly in the Midwest. Apart from economic concerns, a 2023 study found that it was race-related issues that drove more Blacks to side with Trump.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1080/21565503.2023.2265899|title=Trump’s African Americans? Racial resentment and Black support for Trump in the 2020 elections|year=2023|last1=Sommer|first1=Udi|last2=Franco|first2=Idan|journal=Groups, Politics, and Identities}}</ref>


The organization also released merchandise focusing on Black [[millennials]] and hosted online “Black Voices for Trump Real Talk” events.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Alex |date=2020-08-06 |title=Inside the Trump campaign's effort — and struggle — to win over Black voters in Texas |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/06/donald-trump-black-voters-texas/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817174807/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/06/donald-trump-black-voters-texas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The organization also released merchandise focusing on Black [[millennials]] and hosted online “Black Voices for Trump Real Talk” events.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Alex |date=2020-08-06 |title=Inside the Trump campaign's effort — and struggle — to win over Black voters in Texas |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/06/donald-trump-black-voters-texas/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817174807/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/06/donald-trump-black-voters-texas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Revision as of 08:58, 4 November 2023

Black Voices for Trump
TypeBlack conservatism
Trumpism
PurposeRaise political support for Donald Trump
MethodsCampaign events, merchandise
Director
Harrison Floyd

Black Voices for Trump is a political group that raises support for former United States president Donald Trump among African Americans.[1][2][3] The group was founded in November 2019.[4][5]

Activities

The organization launched with an event at the Georgia World Congress Center featuring Ben Carson and Herman Cain.[6]

At a Black Voices for Trump event in Atlanta, Trump pledged to make Juneteenth a federal holiday and push for economic development.[7]

At another event, Trump told a crowd in Atlanta that the Democrats were fighting harder for people in the country illegally rather than for the black community.[8]

The organization held campaign events in majority Black neighborhoods as well as targeting social media ads to increase turnout for Trump,[9][10] for example focusing on the importance of Black Republicans in Milwaukee,[11] and focusing on highlighting ways that African Americans have benefited from the Trump economy.[12] After the 2020 elections, exit polls showed that Trump ultimately increased his support among Blacks compared to 2016, and particularly in the Midwest. Apart from economic concerns, a 2023 study found that it was race-related issues that drove more Blacks to side with Trump.[13]

The organization also released merchandise focusing on Black millennials and hosted online “Black Voices for Trump Real Talk” events.[14]

In August 2023, Harrison Floyd, the executive director of Black Voices for Trump, was charged with three felonies as part of the prosecution of Donald Trump in Georgia.[15] The indictment paper alleges Floyd recruited pastor Stephen Lee to organize a meeting with a local election official and Trevian Kutti, a publicist.[16][17] Floyd turned himself in at the Fulton County, Georgia jail on August 24, 2023.[18][19] Floyd remains detained and has claimed he is unable to afford a private lawyer.[20] Floyd is also facing federal charges in a May 2023 incident alleging that he assaulted an FBI agent in Maryland.[21][22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The strange world of Black Voices for Trump | Donald Trump". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  2. ^ Schreckinger, Ben (2020-01-29). "Trump allies are handing out cash to black voters". Politico. Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  3. ^ Samuels, Alex (2020-08-06). "Inside the Trump campaign's effort — and struggle — to win over Black voters in Texas". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  4. ^ Colvin, Jill (Nov 8, 2019). "President's 2020 Reelection Campaign Launches 'Black Voices for Trump'". Fortune. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ Karson, Kendall. "Trump courts 2020 African American vote at 'Black Voices for Trump' launch". ABC News.
  6. ^ Yglesias, Matthew (November 15, 2019). "The case for taking Trump's black outreach seriously". Vox. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Colvin, Jill (September 25, 2020). "As campaign heats up, Trump woos Latino, Black voters". Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Subramanian, Courtney. "Trump touts immigration agenda, economy in pitch to African American voters". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  9. ^ "Inside the Trump campaign's strategy for getting Black voters to the polls". PBS NewsHour. 2020-07-07. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  10. ^ "Black Voices for Trump Virtual Campaign Event | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  11. ^ Rascoe, Ayesha (Aug 14, 2020). "Trump Campaign Trying To Win Over Black Voters, But President Remains A Tough Sell". NPR. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved Aug 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "President's 2020 Reelection Campaign Launches 'Black Voices for Trump'". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  13. ^ Sommer, Udi; Franco, Idan (2023). "Trump's African Americans? Racial resentment and Black support for Trump in the 2020 elections". Groups, Politics, and Identities. doi:10.1080/21565503.2023.2265899.
  14. ^ Samuels, Alex (2020-08-06). "Inside the Trump campaign's effort — and struggle — to win over Black voters in Texas". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  15. ^ "Here's who else was charged in Georgia (other than Trump)". The Washington Post. 2023-08-15. Archived from the original on 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  16. ^ Carbonaro, Giulia (2023-08-15). "Who is Harrison Floyd? Black Voices for Trump leader charged in Georgia". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  17. ^ Morris, Jason (2022-09-02). "Georgia investigators seek testimony from a leader of 'Black Voices for Trump' before special grand jury". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  18. ^ Schilke, Rachel (August 24, 2023). "Trump co-defendant with past record remains stuck in notorious Fulton County jail". Washington Examiner. MSN. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  19. ^ "Trevian Kutti: Who is ex-Kanye West publicist indicted alongside Trump?". BBC News. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  20. ^ Queen, Jack (2023-08-26). "Harrison Floyd remains in jail, says he can't afford private lawyer". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  21. ^ "Trump co-defendant, Black Voices For Trump member, remains in custody without bail - CW Atlanta". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-08-25. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  22. ^ Sanchez, Yvonne. "Defendant in Trump Georgia case was earlier charged with attacking FBI agent". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
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