BCN #116 Kamala Harris Tells Black Men They're Not in Donald Trump's 'Club'

BCN #116
Kamala Harris Tells Black Men They're Not in Donald Trump's 'Club'

Vice President Kamala Harris warned Black men that they are not in former President Donald Trump's "club" like they may believe.

The Democratic presidential nominee sat with former NFL star Shannon Sharpe on his Club Shay Shay podcast Monday to discuss her vision for the country and why her opponent is not for the people. Sharpe asked Harris about her plans for the economy as well as her support for Black voters. She replied that Trump has "never been understanding of the issues that affect the community about disparities."

"Don't think you're in Donald Trump's club. You're not. He's not going to be thinking about you," Harris said. "You think he's having you over for dinner? You think that when he's with his buddies, his billionaire buddies, he's thinking about what we have to do to deal with addressing for example my work [with Black men's health disparities]?"

She said her opponent has not "earned the support of folks to be president of the United Staes again."

I love fixing problems with commonsense solutions," she said. "Donald Trump is never going to relate...to the kind of folks I'm talking about who are on the ground and just need to be seen and heard. Let's address the problems. Let's address the challenges to not just let them get by but get ahead."

Polling from ABC News/Ipsos, published on Sunday and conducted online between October 18 and 22 with a random sample of about 2,800 people, showed that Harris has a greater advantage among likely Black voters than President Joe Biden had in the 2020 exit polls, with 83 percent support to 75.

A poll released by the NAACP showed 63 percent of Black voters favor Harris over Trump (13 percent). However, the gender disparity is noticeable. While support for Harris among Black women remains strong at 67 percent, it falls to 49 percent among Black men under 50.