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Donald Trump talks himself into a rage in Nasvhille Tennessee.
During a speech to black conservatives, the ex-president made a lopsided comparison.
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Donald Trump wants to win the 2024 US election and compares himself to discriminated against Black Americans.
His controversial rhetoric causes criticism.
Washington - Confused statements and comparisons from Donald Trump have already been the order of the day in the past, and in the election campaign for the 2024 US election, the former US President repeatedly attracts attention with sometimes even strange statements.
Sometimes, as in the case after Navalny's death, the 77-year-old makes statements that could spark social debates.
Aside from the headlines about the primaries in the USA, Trump is in the public eye for various legal offenses.
The Republican has always sensed a political campaign against him - and compares himself to the black community in the United States.
Donald Trump wants to win the 2024 US election: Ex-president compares himself to black Americans
Donald Trump's record in the US Republican primaries for the 2024 US election is entirely positive: With the exception of Nikki Haley, his party rivals have already dropped out of the race and the signs are good that Trump will run against Joe Biden in the November 2024 election becomes.
Despite his sometimes controversial views, the former US president enjoys a high reputation among large parts of the American population.
Trump himself bases his success on being close to the people.
He also knows how to use his court cases to his advantage.
Now Trump claimed that black people like him because he faced discrimination in the legal system, which they can identify with.
“I’m being discriminated against,” Trump said, according to
NBC News
.
“I was accused a second time, a third time and a fourth time, and a lot of people said that because black people were so badly hurt and discriminated against, they like me and they see themselves in me,” he said in another interview Trump previously turned the US election campaign into a holy war.
Speech to Black Conservatives: Trump sees himself as a victim of justice in the midst of the US election
In his speech to a group of Black conservatives at the Black Conservative Federation's annual gala, where he received the Champion of Black America award, Trump also said: "I am impeached for you, the American people.
I am charged for you, the Black people.
I'm accused of many different groups of sick people, these are sick, sick people." Meanwhile, Fox News also wants to mobilize black Americans for Trump.
The fact that Donald Trump wants to use his legal problems for his own advantage is now almost part of everyday life in the USA.
The Republican sees himself as a victim of the justice system and suspects that the legal proceedings are intended to slow down his candidacy in the US election.
But the truth is also: The allegations against Trump range from fraud to conspiracy against the United States - and the Republican was found guilty in several cases and sentenced to high fines.
Confused Trump comparison: Ex-president sees himself discriminated against - just like the black population
While Trump belongs to a privileged population group because of his skin color, police or legal violence against black people is a structural problem in the USA.
Last but not least, the Floyd case has brought police violence against African Americans into the public eye.
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung,
among others
, revealed at the time that blacks received longer prison sentences for the same crimes compared to other population groups.
They are also more likely to be imprisoned.
Deutsche
Welle
reported that in 2018, black people made up 12 percent of the U.S. adult population, but 33 percent of people serving prison time.
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Criticism of police violence against blacks and people of color as well as unlawful detentions has existed in the USA for years.
Experts see the problem of racism as having historical roots.
All in all, the legal situation, socioeconomic conditions and unconscious bias lead to a cumulative effect that could explain the high number of black prison inmates.
Criticism of Trump over statements made during US election appearance: Ex-president is “anti-black tyrant”
Because of their experiences, disadvantaged groups distrust the justice system - Donald Trump seems to want to use this for his campaign for the 2024 US election and wants to rally minorities behind him.
"Some of the greatest evils in our country's history stem from corrupt systems that seek to target and subjugate others in order to deny them their freedom and their rights," Trump said, according to NBC
News
.
“I think that’s why black people are so much on my side now, because they see what’s happening to me, to them too.”
Trump also talked about his mug shot, a so-called mug shot.
“We’ve all seen the mug shot.
Do you know who accepted it more than anyone else?
The black population.
It's unbelievable." Meanwhile, the political competition makes it clear that Trump may be making a dangerous misjudgment: Jasmine Harris, head of the Biden campaign team, called Trump an "anti-black tyrant" and "the proud poster child of modern racism." .
Biden supporter makes harsh judgment: Trump caused unemployment rate for black workers to rise
While Trump sees himself on the same level as the Black community, Harris states: “This is the same man who questioned the humanity of George Floyd, compared his own impeachment trial to a lynching, and ensured that unemployment rates for Black workers rose during his presidency Presidency shot up." Nikki Haley's supporters are also critical of Trump's statements and warn against the ex-president: "It's just more of the same chaos, more of the same drama, more of the same baggage," said Betsy Ankney during one
CNN
interviews.
Donald Trump also used his speech to lash out against US President Joe Biden.
“Joe Biden has really proven himself to be a very evil and vicious racist.
He was a racist,” Trump said.
That the 77-year-old Republican could have some success with his loud election campaign became apparent that same evening.
Despite the politically difficult comparison, several conservatives with African-American backgrounds expressed understanding for Donald Trump and announced further support for him.
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