He did it to lock in black support for this election. There's no political value in busting poor people. You bust them to keep your numbers up, but don't stress the ethnicity.
Yep. 'Saviour of the downtrodden' striking back at the 'rich white boy overseers/abusers'--race/class baiting gig all the way.
So trite it could be a carriacture.
Bet it got him votes, too.