Posted on 11/21/2016 8:48:16 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Democratic media mogul Bob Johnson told CNBC on Monday that fellow African-Americans should give Donald Trump "the benefit of the doubt," and hope common ground can be reached with the incoming Republican administration about issues facing the black community.
The BET founder — who met with Trump on Sunday at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey — described the sit-down as a "great chat" about "business solutions to social problems."
During the campaign, Trump made the case to African-American voters that Democrats let them down, and argued repeatedly "what do you have to lose" by voting for him.
Johnson, who had supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, said he told Trump over the weekend, "The real question you should be asking is what do African-Americans have to gain from your presidency."
"Trump is a business guy, and I think he's going to tilt towards finding [a] way to use fiscal policy … to move the economy forward," he said. "Let's give him a shot. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt; see if we can find common ground."
"That's what's best for African-Americans," Johnson added....
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How soon until he is called an “Uncle Tom” and is forced to disavow his statement.
That’s mighty white of him.
Sounds like a rational guy.
Give him a shot? But Hillary lost ergo everybody is racist.
+1
“Let’s give him a shot. Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt; see if we can find common ground.”
Stuff like this drives me nuts.
You have a black man stereotyping and promoting the stereotyping of a white man with that comment.
...and that’s ok!?
What freakin’ doubt do you feel you need to give him in the first place.
BET is absolute garbage. I wouldn’t have been in the same room with this racist.
I think I will drive over to San Fernando Road in Burbank/Glendale to see if they are Protesting and Rioting in front of their Building yet.
Correct. BET helped create the cesspool that blacks now find themselves immersed in. That said, I think it got noticeably worse after Johnson sold out.
There is zero reason blacks should be voting 88% Democrat. We’ll never get the BLM/Sharpton/Jackson extremists, but there’s a substantial cross-section of them who are gettable if we can punch through the phony social/media narrative.
If Trump keeps talking to them and letting them know that we care about them, many will come back home to the GOP. Democrats have been shitting on them for 50 years while dining out on their votes with this BS reputation that they have their interests at heart. This fiction needs to be demolished.
If John ask-not-what-your-country-can-do-for-you Kennedy were alive, the Dems would assisnate him.
This buffoon, supported Obama & Clinton, who did nothing but use and abuse millions of African-Americans during the administation. And. add the useless Congressional Black Caucus & NAACP to the Obama Clinton group of low life abusers of minorities...while pretending to be on their side!!! It’s not working anymore!!! GO DJT!!!
Who says they didn't?
His overlords (aka The Democrats) will not be happy.
BET is not the way to reach black people even though they have influence. BET profits from black anger toward whitey.
Leftist calls for boycotting BET in 5, 4, 3, ...
With so many groups trump has no further downside and can only go up. Trump is a master salesman and he could blow out the next election very easily .
How about what is best for Americans?
Dave Chappele on SNL predicted 8 years of Trump.
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