Donald Trump came under fire on Saturday after his remarks to black voters, suggesting that his indictments made him a sympathetic candidate in the eyes of African-Americans.
The former president, a candidate in the November election, was meeting with a group of conservative African-Americans in South Carolina on Friday evening when he said:
"A lot of people say black people like me because they have suffered so much and been discriminated against and see me as someone who has been discriminated against.”
Mired in legal troubles, Donald Trump also said, regarding his now famous mug shot:
“You know who adopted it more than anyone else?
The black population is incredible.”
These comments were criticized by Democrats and Republicans alike, seeing very unwelcome connections between African-Americans and crime.
“Donald Trump took the stage to make shameful and racist comments
,” denounced Joe Biden in a press release.
“It’s disgusting
,” added Nikki Haley on Saturday, the only notable candidate still in the running for the Republican primaries against Donald Trump.
The two candidates faced each other on Saturday during a primary in South Carolina, largely won by Donald Trump.
“This is the chaos that accompanies Donald Trump, and this kind of offensive remarks will continue every day until the election
,” she warned.