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'He Called Me a House Negro': Pro-Trump Black Man Confronted at Anti-ICE Rally

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An African-American man said a protester at an anti-ICE rally in New York City referred to him as a “house negro” because of his support for President Donald Trump.

Video captured an exchange between the man, who was holding a “Trump 2020” sign, and protesters at Grand Central Terminal last week against the president’s immigration policies and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Signs by the protesters read, “Close The Camps” and “Abolish ICE.”

One black woman confronted the pro-Trump man, apparently trying to shame him for siding with the commander-in-chief.

“It’s not about color, it’s about policy!” he countered and then accused her of being “brainwashed.”

“This is America. It’s freedom,” the man proclaimed a short time later. “You got the right to do that, I got the right to do this.”

He then referred to someone off-camera (apparently among the protesters) as saying, “he called me a house negro.”

“That’s why I don’t like white liberals or Democrats,” the Trump supporter added. “They are the worst of the worst on this earth. A white liberal and a Democrat wants to control you — that’s what they want to do. They are pathetic.”



He then goaded liberal Democrats about their support for reparations for African-Americans.

“If you’re a white liberal or Democrat, pay me reparations,” he continued. “Not that I want it but y’all say I deserve it. And I will immediately turn it over to the Trump campaign. I do not want your money,” he said.

Do you think Trump will receive greater support from African-Americans in 2020?

“You say I deserve reparations, white liberals and Democrats? Pay up … because you told me I deserve reparations. I did not ask for it,” the man added. “They told me that to try to buy my vote, but you won’t get my vote. My vote is going to Trump 2020.”

He then joked that he has the “cure” for white guilt.

“If you have white guilt, I have the cure for your white guilt: Put your money in my bank account and you will be healed. Thank you,” he said.

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Fox News reported that last week’s protest was organized by Rise and Resist NYC.

The group’s Facebook page described the event as a silent protest “to object to Border Patrol and ICE terrorizing immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.”

Trump is clearly making a push to garner more African-American support going into 2020, touting the record-low unemployment rate they are enjoying under his administration.

Exit polling in 2016 showed Trump winning just 8 percent of the African-American vote.

However, a Fox News poll in late July showed the president with a 22 percent approval rating among African-Americans.

Early last month, Rasmussen Reports found his daily tracking approval number in that demographic ranging between 25 and 34 percent.

That is a trend that could bode very well for the president in November 2020.

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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