Posted on 03/06/2024 11:28:43 AM PST by nickcarraway
Former NBA star and CNN host Charles Barkley said he would punch any black person he sees wearing former President Donald Trump’s mug shot merchandise, citing recent comments that Trump made at an event aimed at black Republicans.
The comments Barkley took issue with were made by Trump at the Black Conservative Federation Honors Gala in South Carolina last month. During his speech, Trump claimed that he had been told his numerous indictments are why he is gaining support among black voters because they see him “being discriminated against.”
“First of all, if I see a black person walking around with Trump’s mug shot, I’m going to punch him in the face,” Barkley said on his CNN show King Charles on Saturday, drawing laughter from the audience.
Barkley’s co-host, Gayle King, quickly interjected that he was not being serious, to which Barkley claimed that he “sincerely” meant what he said. When asked by King what he would do for getting arrested for punching someone, Barkley responded he would “bail myself out and go celebrate.”
Barkley added that had he been attending Trump’s speech, he would have walked out, since the former president “basically” was comparing his multitude of indictments to everything black people in the United States have endured throughout history. He added that Trump made an unfair comparison in his statement, since “he’s a billionaire” and he is being prosecuted “for stuff he did wrong.”
Trump’s comments at the speech have stirred controversy among many black liberal leaders in the United States, with NAACP President Derrick Johnson saying he was “outraged but not surprised” by the former president’s comment. Jasmine Harris, the Biden-Harris campaign’s black media director, issued a statement herself, criticizing Trump’s “audacity” for speaking to black voters “as if he isn’t the proud poster boy for modern racism.”
The mug shot of Trump was released by Fulton County in Georgia after the former president was indicted and charged with his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Since the mug shot’s release, Trump has made millions of dollars selling merchandise of it, including T-shirts, coffee mugs, and even nonfungible tokens.
The former president’s remarks about his growing support among black voters were made after a poll released in January, which indicated that President Joe Biden’s support among black voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election is decreasing compared to 2020. Biden was also losing the Hispanic vote to Trump in the poll, getting only 34% of recipients compared to Trump’s 39%.
Trump has yet to win the Republican Party’s nomination for its 2024 presidential nominee but has won a majority of the primaries held throughout the U.S. this year.
But I am positive he will do all he can to AVOID meeting any black Trump supporter wearing that shirt. Easy to say, but even easier to avoid having to back up your words.
Concealed carry will take care of a problem with this POS.
Charles Barkley, Adam Kizinger, Nikki Haley, Rachel Maddow...
Someone should make a video montage of these loons.
Voter intimidation. Influencing juries.
Sounds deranged and unhinged, definitely a Danger to himself and others, RED FLAG LAWS were made for this.
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thats what tb reported insinuated
charles made it quite clear he was serious and making a seriously threat
Good opportunity to make some money. I will front the cash necessary to facilitate any black person to buy a Trump shirt and travel to get in front of this loud mouth idiot, and take a punch. We will split the proceeds from the lawsuit 50/50.
Not if the person you try to punch is a concealed carry guy, Chuckie.
Gee, how much does he want to lose in a lawsuit?
Or put a slug in his heart?
Congressman Wesley Hunt Responds To Charles Barkley’s Comment About Punching Black Trump Supporters
Matt Reigle
PublishedMarch 5, 2024
Yeah but remember if you voting for Trump you ain’t black so there is his out if he wants it. :|)
A black person. Or a Democrat. Statistically speaking, of course.
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Better make sure the guys who fit Charles for a straitjacket aren’t black or else not wearing Trump merchandise.
What if Shaq shows up wearing that next time they do their show? I’d watch that one.
Sounds like Chuckles Barkley is a “bottom”, and likes it.
Charles, stick to basketball, where viewership is at an all time low.
In other words, no one hears you any more.
A leftard?
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