Donald Trump hopes to change his 95% disapproval rate among African Americans with this campaign ad, in which he promises cabinet jobs to Bell, Biv and DeVoe – while some of his other promises are just plain silly, Conan O’Brien is spreading the word. If you’re too young to remember the cabinet, it may not ring a bell when Trump promises that ‘every prince will be fresh!’ I think I speak for many when I say that no one wants that – black or white.
This parody has a chilling clincher that I can’t disclose. I can say that Trump promises the African-American community some ‘special’ things that will be uniquely theirs alone.
Trump has turned down meetings with the NAACP. According to Michael Steele, Trump has ignored requests from historically black colleges, where he has been asked to speak. An exasperated Steele says;…”You can’t go to a white community to talk about black folks. Hello, it doesn’t make sense.”
So what gives here? It’s thought that his speeches are strategically aimed at his white base, calculated to assuage their fear of being called racist if they support him.
Now that makes sense. .