Blacks were the object of a stunning and laughable insult by Fox News commentator Raymond Arroyo when he said the demographic will be swayed into voting for Donald Trump because they love sneakers, “especially in the inner city.”
Trump recently rolled out his own $399 sneaker, replete with a red, white and blue emblem on the back of the high tops. Arroyo believes this will be sufficient to ignite a mass stampede out of the Democratic Party and into MAGA country in time for the 2024 presidential election.
“As you see, Black support eroding from Joe Biden. This is connecting with Black America because they love sneakers, they’re into sneakers. This is a big deal certainly in the inner city,” Arroyo said excitedly.
“So when you have Trump roll out his sneaker line, they’re like, ‘Wait a minute, this is cool.’ He’s reaching them on a level that defies and is above politics. The culture always trumps politics. And Trump understands culture like no politician I’ve ever seen.”
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Charlamagne tha God, the co-host of the syndicated radio show “The Breakfast Club,” trounced Arroyo for harboring, and then uttering, such moronic thoughts.
“We are a very unserious country, y’all. And we shouldn’t be on Sirius at a time like this when democracy is on the line, but we also need to be learning from who you consider to be opposition,” the co-host told his listeners.
“There are some things Raymond said that I agree with, meaning Trump understands the culture better than any politician currently. Not black culture though, entertainment culture. We live in an era, sadly, where culture does trump politics. Maybe it always has.”
Charlamagne added that Blacks are not so unsophisticated that they would be bewitched by political machinations from neither incumbent President Joe Biden nor Trump.
“Black folks aren’t leaving the Democratic Party because they’re supporting Trump. I mean, some might be, but most Black people I know, [they’re] just fed up with politics period. They don’t want it. They won’t be won over because Biden is doing the latest TikTok challenge,” Charlamagne said. “They won’t be won over because Kamala Harris is reciting rap lyrics. They won’t be won over because Trump is selling sneakers. They will be won over when you offer them something that will provide them with upward mobility in this country. It’s simple.”
Charlamagne finally announced Arroyo as “The Breakfast Club’s” Donkey of the Day for the imbecilic statements.
“People call for reparations because it’s old, but also because it’s something that will provide financial relief,” Charlamagne said. “People get excited over student loan debt being wiped out because it’s something that provides financial relief. People get excited over affordable health care because it’s affordable. Everything revolves around money. That’s what all Americans care about.”
