Forbes thinks surviving gunfire will be Trump's "next appeal to black voters," but apparently they thought it was offensive to say this because they quickly deleted this article after publishing it on Saturday night.
Let's take a look at what Forbes had to say in this deleted article, which is still on the internet because the internet is forever.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has repeatedly contended that the August 2023 release of his criminal mugshot deeply resonated with Black voters because they know firsthand the unfairness of our nation's criminal justice system. He has since relied on that narrative to persuade more Black Americans to cast votes for him this November. More Black men now than four years ago say they're voting for Trump this time, but not many of them say they're planning to do so because of any notion of shared kinship with judicial injustice.
Hopefully, being shot doesn't become a similarly problematic strategy to link Trump with an experience that far too many (not all) Black people have …
Translation: "You guys, I know Trump just narrowly escaped an assassination a few hours ago, but let's hope his appeal to black voters doesn't increase because of this."
Immediately after shots were fired, Trump fell and then secret service agents rushed to his side. He was down just over one minute. As the agents lifted him and he stood again, Trump looked into the crowd and raised his fist …
In June 2020, many Black Americans and supporters from other racial groups marched in cities all across the nation with their fists raised. They were protesting Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man. Many outraged citizens peacefully marched outside the White House. Then-President Trump weaponized the National Guard and law enforcement against them. But now, just over four years later, there's a chance that his raised fist at the Pennsylvania rally becomes erroneously connected to the Black people who were marching with fists raised in rallies in summer 2020 and at other moments in American history. Let's hope not.
Translation: "And let's hope that fist he raised in the air after being shot in the ear doesn't make black people think it's okay to vote for him. I mean, Joe Biden did say that if you vote for Trump you ain't black. So let's hope this event doesn't turn a bunch of black voters white."
I hate to say it, but Forbes is correct: Surviving a gunshot to the head will undoubtedly help Trump win more black voters.
Forbes notes, "Black people in Pittsburgh are 14 times more likely to die by gun homicide than are whites … Milwaukee, where this year's Republican National Convention is being held, has the sixth-highest homicide by firearm rate in the nation. There, Blacks are 6.7 times more likely to be shot and killed than are white residents."
Blacks can relate to being shot. It's unfortunately a reality. A reality which could end up turning some of our big cities red if Democrats aren't careful.
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So look for the polls to show a huge shift in black support for Trump after this assassination attempt. Matter of fact, just look for all the polls to show huge support for Trump in the general population after what happened over the weekend.
Quick reminder from POTUS, black people: If you have a problem figuring it out whether you're for me or Trump,
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