Former President Donald Trump told a group of African-American supporters on Wednesday that his support in the Black community has “skyrocketed” because of his mugshot.
Last year, Trump was arrested and had his mugshot taken in Fulton County Jail after he was indicted by district attorney Fani Willis on racketeering charges relating to his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state.
On Wednesday, Trump was joined by a group of prominent leading Black Republicans, including Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, at a barber shop in Atlanta, Georgia. Instead of attending in person, Trump gave his remarks to the attendees via a phone call in front of the press.
Trump tells Black voters in GA that he gained significant support in “The black community” after his mugshot and criminal charges:
“It’s really a lovely thing when I see it.”pic.twitter.com/3jJhi9GDlL
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 26, 2024
The presumptive GOP nominee claimed that his mugshot was more popular than Frank Sinatra’s and Elvis Presley’s mugshots. Trump then suggested that his support amongst Black and Hispanic voters has “skyrocketed” because of his arrest:
But since this has happened, like the mug shot, the mug shot is the best. It just beat Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra by a lot. By the way, beat it by a lot. But that’s the number one mug shot of all time. It’s, it’s really an amazing thing. Since it happened, the support among the Black community and the Hispanic community has skyrocketed. It’s been amazing, really been amazing. It’s it’s been actually very nice to see. You know, in one way, you say, gee, isn’t not too bad. But the truth is, it’s really a lovely thing when I see that we have great support now in the Black community and in the Hispanic community.
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