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Originally Posted by Weitz
And they are. I spoke to a ton of black folks in Texas this weekend that voted Trump.
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Trump used the old "the enemy of my enemy" tactic to get some of the African American vote.
It's funny how people pick and chose what they want to believe though. Even after all the anti-Muslim statements, he still received support from the Nation of Islam which applauded him for standing up to Jews. Nationalists tend to stick together on many issues even when they dislike each other.
Also, not to get into semantics, but some "African-Americans" even disagree what the term means. To some, it means direct descendants of West African slaves brought to America (many of whom are actually mixed race), and for some it means any American of African descent. The distinction is often made in poorer areas where more recent African immigrants have fared really well compared to old-stock African Americans due to lingering effects of historical injustices. Divisions are more about class than skin colour.