However, this shift recorded among younger black Americans toward Trump happened even after the high-profile deaths while in police custody of African-American males Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Freddie Gray, Eric Garner and others.
“Because they’re tired of hearing the same stories about victimhood, racism, and zero answers that the left has been giving for years,” Rob Smith, a prominent black conservative activist and spokesman for the youth-oriented non-profit Turning Point USA, told Just the News.
Smith said he did not anticipate this shift toward Trump among younger blacks would stop in the wake of protests after the Floyd case.
“Probably not, because Trump doesn’t have anything to do with the Floyd case, and most smart people realize that,” Smith said.
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