This week, The New Republic reported that Donald Trump campaign’s new “Black Americans for Trump” coalition includes staff on the campaign’s payroll— including the executive director of Black coalitions Gina Barr, Trump campaign spokesman Janiyah Thomas, and senior Trump adviser Lynne Patton.
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The New Republic: Trump Is Bragging About Endorsements From Black People. He Paid Some.
By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling | June 17, 2024
Key Excerpts:
- Donald Trump’s campaign announced the creation of a new conservative coalition over the weekend: Black Americans for Trump. But he failed to mention that at least three of his new endorsers are on the Trump family payroll.
- They include former RNC official Gina Barr (who is currently titled as the Trump campaign’s executive director of Black coalitions), Trump campaign spokesman Janiyah Thomas, and senior Trump adviser Lynne Patton—who has received more than $233,000 in “payroll” disbursements from the Trump campaign, according to data from the Federal Election Commission.
- Biden narrowly secured the 2020 election in large part thanks to communities of color in key swing states, including Pennsylvania and Michigan. But Biden’s campaign—which was found in a May Reuters/Ipsos poll to be leading Trump by double digits among Black Americans—wasn’t bothered by the “eleventh hour attempt.”
- “Black voters sent Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House in 2020, and they’re ready to make Donald Trump a two-time loser in 2024,” Biden-Harris 2024 Director of Black Media Jasmine Harris said in a press release obtained by Spectrum News.
Published: Jun 18, 2024 | Last Modified: Jun 21, 2024