Chairman of FL Black Repub Caucus escorted out of Trump rally-'We don't need black votes to win'

[kpete]

And this happened after Trump's FL campaign told him, as he recounts, that Trump didn't need black voters to win:


https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/766317243089248256
https://www.buzzfeed.com/darrensands/black-republicans-growing-even-more-frustrated-with-trump-ef?utm_term=.gyBJlYMJO#.mkAjoWNjB

[cali]

1. Yeah, that makes Donnbrook's outreach to black voters sooo believable.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. I didn't see any explanation why the Secret Service was escorting him out...

Can the Trump people just order the SS to throw out people they don't like? Or was something else going on?

Anyway-- "We don't need black votes..." Fine, you're getting even less of them now.

[joshcryer]

6. If no one vouches for you and you say you're a big wig...

...the SS isn't going to sit around and do credentials checks or check your LinkedIn, they're going to kindly take you off the premises.

As far as the SS was concerned he was someone claiming to be the chair of the Black Republican Caucus and no one would vouch for him therefore even if he was, he didn't belong or wasn't wanted.

[Ikonoklast]

7. It appears that Jackson is trying to crowbar himself into the campaign apparatus.

And the campaign declined to bring him on board.

No credentials, sorry, you aren't allowed to be here.

Looks like a young guy trying to become someone important in Republican circles by piggybacking onto the Trump campaign and as one of the few Black Trump supporters garner some media attention for himself.

[joshcryer]

10. He may have invited himself but common courtesy would be to verify.

It's likely they viewed him as hostile just by the nature of his caucus and didn't even bother to check who he was.

Outreach fail by the campaign for sure.

[Ikonoklast]

12. There's more to this story that isn't being told.

One would think the Trump campaign would jump all over bringing on a young, Black pro-Trump Republican in a heartbeat.

[joshcryer]

15. Really? You think so?

He'd be an unknown variable. He obviously tried to jump a few ladders and just show up, as opposed to going through proper channels.

But they should've still said "hey, let me verify you, contact this person or that person, and we'll see what's up, but you have to understand we don't know you so you're not going to just get automatic status as representing a bloc of people here."

For all they knew he was trying to stir some shit up and being young and new to politics he may not have inviting body language.

There's obviously more to it than either side is telling, but I think the guy was legit and I think Trump's people handled it wrongly.

[pnwmom]

34. He says he was already cleared by the Secret Service to be there.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/trumps-top-black-republican-in-florida-says-state-campaign-doesnt-care-about-black-voter-outreach-8699767

Jackson's critiques come after news broke that Giorno refused to let Jackson stay backstage at a recent Florida rally and then, according to Jackson, told him flat-out that Trump didn't need black votes.

"The crazy part about it is that the Secret Service had already cleared me to be back there, and yet she made a scene and claimed that she didn't know who I was," Jackson says.

But Jackson says the problems with minority outreach inside Trump's Florida operation go much deeper than just one misstep by Giorno at a rally.

The West Palm Beach native says he had hoped to use his position to help Trump avoid Mitt Romney's missteps in 2012; Jackson thinks Romney started much too late in reaching out to black voters. Jackson says that he believes African-Americans are ready to leave the Democratic Party but that they need a sustained outreach effort.

[awoke_in_2003]

24. What is the campaign's past actions

leads you to that belief?

[pnwmom]

32. Not necessarily. They also kicked out a young Indian man who was a registered Republican,

from a family of Republicans, at another event.

Seems to be a pattern.

[cynzke]

17. LOOKS LIKE A MESS FOR KELLY ANNE TO CLEAN UP. SHE'S ON HOUSEKEEPING DETAIL!

Leave it to a woman to have to clean up the mess!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. And Trump-sitter duty too! She is tasked with going to every rally Trump does. . . . nt

[pnwmom]

36. He isn't some new guy -- he's the Chair of the Black Republican Caucus.

Shouldn't that person automatically be important in Republican circles?

[Wednesdays]

14. The latest poll shows Rump has 1% of the African American vote

and since the margin of error is 9.5 percent, his actual popularity could be minus eight percent.

[Canoe52]

37. Thank you!

I needed that chuckle! It's been a long week...

[Chakab]

31. Yes, the Secret Service and local law enforcement agencies routinely remove

people from Trump rallies that the Trump campaign doesn't want there. These people are usually minorities that they assume to be protesters. This phenomenon has been reported for months.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/29/donald-trump-georgia-rally-valdosta/81129964/

[pnwmom]

35. He says he was already cleared by the Secret Service, making this even stranger.

Jackson's critiques come after news broke that Giorno refused to let Jackson stay backstage at a recent Florida rally and then, according to Jackson, told him flat-out that Trump didn't need black votes.

"The crazy part about it is that the Secret Service had already cleared me to be back there, and yet she made a scene and claimed that she didn't know who I was," Jackson says.

But Jackson says the problems with minority outreach inside Trump's Florida operation go much deeper than just one misstep by Giorno at a rally.

The West Palm Beach native says he had hoped to use his position to help Trump avoid Mitt Romney's missteps in 2012; Jackson thinks Romney started much too late in reaching out to black voters. Jackson says that he believes African-Americans are ready to leave the Democratic Party but that they need a sustained outreach effort.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/trumps-top-black-republican-in-florida-says-state-campaign-doesnt-care-about-black-voter-outreach-8699767

[Coyotl]

3. Republicans steal African-American votes when they steal elections.

It was the black vote in Cuyahoga County Ohio in 2004, like Florida 2000, when caging the black vote was essential to Bush squeaking close enough to Gore to keep the election in play. Racist election fraud made Bush President.

[Person 2713]

26. Yes there is history of this and nothing done about it

Example

[Laser102]

4. And he's still a trump supporter? Why would this bigotry be so shocking in the Republican Party?

[IronLionZion]

5. Trump doesn't need any votes to win

because he's going to lose. He's alienated too many Americans. Love Trumps Hate

The irony is there was a time when many Americans "didn't need" the people with last names like Giorno either.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. ^^^THIS^^^

[RapSoDee]

9. Hello Log Cabin Republicans !!???!!

You are next. Get a frikken clue.

[B Calm]

11. Bwhaha

[Blue_Tires]

13. "we don't need black voters to win..."

Sadly, that's not the first time I've heard that line in this election...

[brush]

19. These people have to be the stupidest people going

If they think there are enough bigoted, right wing whites to win the presidency they have very short memories.

Romney and McCain both failed because they lost the POC vote, badly.

Now they're actively turning away black voters — unbelievable.

But wait, maybe they have a point in this particular case. This guy has to be a little suspect to be cozying up to Trump's campaign. It's pretty well known that that campaign has its share of white racists.

[workinclasszero]

16. Oh that's Trump's new outreach to PoC

Funny it's just like the old "outreach".

[getagrip_already]

20. makes no sense

So even if they have decided they can't get/don't need aa support, why be this racist about it? Every vote counts, right?

Oh wait, this is trumps campaign. White nationalist party......

Nevermind

[malaise]

21. Good

An African-American ReTHUG is an oxy-MORAN

[HipChick]

29. Love It

[malaise]

30. Hehehehe

[Cryptoad]

22. hAH,,, THAT'S AS FUNNY AS,,,

A CHICKEN joining the Colonel Sanders Fan Club!

[awoke_in_2003]

23. When will AA and Log Cabin republicans

realize that the GOP isn't that into them?

[Chakab]

33. For the life f me I don't get it. If you have Converative tendencies, fine, but

that doesn't mean that you have to actively participate in a political party that despises you and actively works against your best interests.

It's just bizarre.

[Ilsa]

25. He should have replied, "No problem. He won't get any." nt

[backscatter712]

27. At this rate, Trump won't even get these black votes...

[SheriffBob]

28. Hey wait

I like some of those songs.

My white guilt is killing me.

[OldRedneck]

38. I'm confused

Trump said he would likely win 95% of the African-American vote. What am I missing????