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President Trump Begins Convention by boasting of his Black Achivements
President Donald Trump launched the Republican National Convention Monday with a laundry list of claims on how he has made American great again — especially for Black Americans. Much of his nearly hour long meandering over issues concerning African American well-being was sound and fury signifying nothing.
Among the most egregious of Trump pronouncements from Charlotte, North Carolina where a portion of the convention is be held are the achievement he touts about changing the climate of Black American since elected in 2016.
Of his promoted reforms on criminal justice Trump said: “It was us, us, together that criminal justice reform done. The greatest thing for the black community. African American community.They came and said ‘we can’t believe it, Obama didn’t even try…,’ ” said Trump.
As part of what seemed to be Trump auto-streaming he added this about his support of black educational achievement: “I got funded the historically black colleges and universities. I got that…I got them funded. They weren’t funded. They were year to year. They didn’t know if they were going to be around for another year. They’d come into the White House and after three years I’d say ‘Why do guys keep coming back?’ Well it’s a year to year deal. I said that’s not fair…and we got them long-term…
