Posted on 04/13/2024 9:04:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A woman who recently went viral for hugging former President Donald Trump at a Chick-fil-A in Georgia and telling him not to worry about dishonest media coverage has revealed why she thinks black voters are increasingly backing the former president in the upcoming election.
President Trump met with supporters at the restaurant in Atlanta earlier this week, with a video capturing the moment that Michaelah Montgomery, a political consultant and founder of Conserve the Culture, expressed her support for the former president.
“I don’t care what the media tells you, Mr. Trump, we support you,” she says in the video, with President Trump giving her a smile and a hug in response.
WATCH: A young, black female says Trump did "much better than Biden did" on the topic of HBCUs and goes in for the hug while Trump is on the campaign trail in Atlanta at a chick-fil-a. pic.twitter.com/yh29yW5Jn1 — Mari (@mariselapenny) April 10, 2024
Later, as the video of the encounter went viral, Ms. Montgomery sat for an interview on Fox News, in which she explained why black voters are increasingly flocking to the former president.
“They feel like he’s honest. They feel like this is somebody who, while we might not agree with how he says things, how he goes about things, at least he’s telling us what it is,” Montgomery said.
“We don’t feel like this is a snake in the grass waiting for his chance to bite us,” she continued. “This is somebody who’s telling us this is what my plan is. Here’s how I plan to execute it.”
“They just feel like he’s more relatable,” Ms. Montgomery added. “They really feel like this is somebody who’s talking to them and not just saying what they want to hear.”
President Trump took to Truth Social to express his appreciation for Ms. Montgomery’s remarks.
“Thank you! Together, we will Make America Great Again!” the former president wrote.
Ms. Montgomery’s remarks come on the heels of a series of polls indicating that black voters have sharply boosted their support for President Trump in the current election cycle.
Black Americans, who have often been entrenched Democrat voters, have both anecdotally and statistically been breaking away from supporting President Joe Biden in recent months and appear to be increasingly throwing their weight behind President Trump.
A recent New York Times/Siena College poll showed a staggering jump from the 4 percent of black voters who said in October 2020 that they would vote for then-candidate Trump, compared to a whopping 23 percent who said in February 2024 they plan to vote for him this November.
The stunning 19-percent increase in black voter support for President Trump comes as a majority (57 percent) said they see the country under President Biden heading in the wrong direction.
Recent polling by The Economist shows that, while white voter support for the former president has remained steady, racial-minority groups (long a staple of Democrat backing) have been turning away from the incumbent.
The Economist found the strongest support for President Trump among the youngest (18-24) black voters, with 21 percent of such women and 33 percent of such men saying they plan to vote for him.
And while 35 percent of black voters who identify as conservative voted for President Trump in 2020, the former president has increased this support to 46 percent of this cohort expressing their support for him.
This comes as support for President Trump among Latino voters has also surged in recent weeks, according to a recent Axios/Ipsos poll.
When Latinos who intend to vote in the November presidential election were asked who they plan to vote for, 31 percent said President Biden and 28 percent said President Trump. That’s a difference of just 3 percentage points.
However, given the poll’s 3.6 percent margin of error, this means that it’s technically possible that President Trump could actually be leading his main rival among Latino voters by up to 0.6 percentage points.
The poll also showed that President Trump is ahead of the incumbent among Latinos on the their top three most worrying issues: inflation, crime, and immigration.
Three main factors appear to be spurring black voters to shift toward President Trump, according to a number of interviewees who spoke to The Epoch Times: the economy, the criminal justice system, and the influence of other black people expressing their support in a public way.
Mark Fisher, co-founder of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) group in Rhode Island, told The Epoch Times in an interview in December that he publicly declared his support for the former president because he felt compelled to “clear a path” for other pro-Trump black voters who may be reluctant to discuss their preferences openly.
Marv Neal, a 52-year-old black man who hosts a weekly radio show on Boston’s “Urban Heat” radio station, told The Epoch Times in December that he hadn’t yet decided who he would vote for in 2024, but added that he’s decidedly Trump-curious.
“Just because you’re a Democrat doesn’t mean you’re going to get my vote,” he said.
Mr. Neal said he initially didn’t support President Trump’s tough stance on immigration but, over time, he’s come to realize that more strict border security preventing illegal immigrants from pouring into the country benefits American citizens.
In her interview on Fox News, Ms. Montgomery said that members of the black community often face pressure not to support the former president.
“I really appreciate that we were able to not only let him know that regardless of what social media says … I know they’re trying to make us think we’re supposed to hate you, but we don’t,” Ms. Montgomery said, recalling her interaction with President Trump.
“And additionally, it was a learning experience for my students because they were able to see and experience firsthand how the media can warp that perception of an opinion or a person.”
The Biden campaign did not return a request for comment on this story.
I am hoping and praying for:
DJT = Grover Cleveland II!
How ironic if blacks should save this country from democrats. The ultimate revenge just when democrats were on the brink.
I’ve prayed for people to wake up and see through all the lies they’ve been fed. I’m really hoping that it’s happening now.
Also recalling her MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN dress that she wore to the 59th Grammy Awards.
No way a democrat can overcome numbers like that in a legitimate election.
Too bad we don’t have them.
(Yes I do capitalize Black and White, not out of wokeness but because these are precious metals in our nation's foundation.)
No one could beat the steal. If they do it again, Bribey will get to continue destroying what’s left of America.
” in a legitimate election”
There’s the problem, eh?
I’m glad she hugged Trump and declared her support, but Im surprised Trump’s Security allowed her to directly embrace or get that close to him.
Maybe he already knows her from a prior visit.
That's not what Letisha James, Alvin Bragg, and Fani Willis think.
Why Are Black Voters Breaking for Trump?
Maybe it's because young blacks see the legal system treating Trump like it treats them?
-PJ
African-American and Hispanic voters are catching on that the Rats have been using them, but not representing their economic interests. Many get it, and are joining MAGA.
“The stunning 19-percent increase “
It was 4%. 4 x 19% = .76 giving a total of 4,76%.
They obviously mean 19 PERCENTAGE POINT increase. Even I, as a math failure, know that!
I think the influx of illegals is part of it......many are catching on that they too are being replaced. I think the obviously corrupt lawfare is part of it. They can identify with Trump more after seeing him be clearly screwed over by corrupt prosecutors and feds. Part of it is just comparing the record. Under Trump we had peace abroad and prosperity at home. Under Biden we have war abroad and a crap economy at home.
This is why Deep State had and has to steal elections.
The natives have left the reservation and won’t go back.
Deep State found this out the hard way in 2016.
They solved the problem in 2020.
Now they are fine tuning the fix.
Lefties are probably digging into her life every which way to embarrass, discredit and cancel her.
bump for later
Watching the video, she asked and Trump invited her to come hug him. Secret Service protects but doesn’t prevent a President from taking an action.
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