{"id":2261453,"date":"2024-06-06T15:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-admitting-maybe-trump-is-the-answer-top-rapper-says-black-community-now-identifying-with-45\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T15:07:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:07:56","slug":"months-after-admitting-maybe-trump-is-the-answer-top-rapper-says-black-community-now-identifying-with-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-admitting-maybe-trump-is-the-answer-top-rapper-says-black-community-now-identifying-with-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Months after acknowledging &#8216;Perhaps Trump is the solution,&#8217; a prominent rapper announces that the black community now resonates with the 45th president"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmonths-after-admitting-maybe-trump-is-the-answer-top-rapper-says-black-community-now-identifying-with-45%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2261453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2062 commentary by Allison Anton discusses\u2062 the surprising shift in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-push-for-fed-control-of-all-elections-is-going-nowhere\/\" title=\"Dems\u2019 Push For Fed Control Of All Elections Is Going Nowhere\">black voter support<\/a> \u2064towards Donald \u2064Trump, despite Democrats&#8217;\u200b portrayal\u2062 of Trump and his backers. The traditional Democratic strategies\u200d of pandering and fear-mongering seem ineffective as black voters, including black\u200b men, find a genuine ally in Trump. Rapper 50 Cent&#8217;s intriguing \u200cremarks\u2063 on the \u2063matter are highlighted, reflecting a growing trend of minority\u2064 voters siding with Trump. Despite Trump&#8217;s imperfections, his authenticity resonates\u2064 with voters, unlike the\u200c Democrats&#8217; surface-level pandering attempts, as highlighted\u2064 in the text.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 6, 2024 at 10:58am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>After years of peddling the narrative that Donald Trump and his supporters are all a bunch of ignorant racists, Democrats must be perplexed at the support Trump has been gaining among black voters this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The well-worn dual strategy of pandering and fear-mongering has, for once, fallen short for the Democrats as black voters, specifically black men, are finding in Trump a genuine ally.<\/p>\n<p>Among those black men jumping ship to Trump might be rapper 50 Cent, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bruce-springsteen-jeep-celebrity-spokesman-arrested-for-dwi\/\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen, Jeep Celebrity Spokesman, Arrested For DWI\">made headlines earlier<\/a> this year for saying, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/rapper-50-cent-says-maybe-trump-answer-seeing-nyc-give-pre-paid-credit-cards-migrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maybe Trump is the answer<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/30\/us-news\/rapper-50-cent-admits-he-thinks-trumps-gonna-be-president-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I think Trump\u2019s gonna be president again<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/50-cent-says-black-men-are-identifying-with-trump-over-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Beast<\/a>, 50 Cent (real name Curtis James Jackson III) has yet to officially endorse either Trump or Joe Biden, but he did make some interesting remarks about the former president during a visit to Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting with lawmakers in the nation\u2019s Capitol on Wednesday, the rapper was asked by CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion about who he was supporting in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>While, again, 50 Cent remained noncommittal, he did say, \u201cI see [black men] identifying with Trump because they got RICO charges,\u201d referring to Trump\u2019s RICO charge in Georgia concerning the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican making the white house look good. \ud83d\ude0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GJnb9UnLbE\">pic.twitter.com\/GJnb9UnLbE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 50cent (@50cent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/50cent\/status\/1798477148866371854?\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D) from California I told her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuntoryGlobal?\">@SuntoryGlobal<\/a> better get it together I\u2019m not the one. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lxdJ7YqlXS\">pic.twitter.com\/lxdJ7YqlXS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 50cent (@50cent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/50cent\/status\/1798456790704898212?\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will the black vote swing for Trump in 2024?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now, a quick perusal of his account on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X showed many posts and photos from his visit to Capitol Hill, wherein he posed with Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike.<\/p>\n<p>And, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/50-cent-donald-trump-viral-comment-1907812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> pointed out, 50 Cent shared a seemingly anti-Trump post in response to news that Trump had reportedly raised over $200 million since the news of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-makes-true-feelings-trump-verdict-known-says-something-snapped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guilty verdict<\/a> in New York went public.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\ude06 SMH don\u2019t worry the world\u2019s almost over just enjoy the moment and be happy \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jnbpt4Vpb3\">https:\/\/t.co\/jnbpt4Vpb3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uqqJBd6zaN\">pic.twitter.com\/uqqJBd6zaN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 50cent (@50cent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/50cent\/status\/1797444233713827856?\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That said, it would be difficult to interpret this post one way or the other, and 50 Cent has lent support to Trump in the past \u2014 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/rapper-50-cent-says-black-men-identifying-trump-over-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted, he briefly endorsed Trump via a profanity-laced social media post in 2020 before recanting a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of who the rapper endorses, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rapper-50-cent-blasts-nyc-mayors-plan-give-53-million-migrants-forced-consider-maybe-trump-answer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50 Cent<\/a> did highlight a growing trend among minority voters this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, that formerly reliable Democratic voters, like Hispanics and blacks (especially black men), have jumped ship to Trump in record numbers.<\/p>\n<p>This election and the last, Biden and the Democrats have engaged in the most shallow, surface-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/latino-congressman-hits-back-biden-latinx-pandering-implying-latinos-illegals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pandering<\/a> in trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-11-leftist-myths-about-american-history\/\" title=\"Debunking 11 Leftist Myths in U.S. History\">win black votes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Who can forget one of Biden\u2019s most infamous moments, when, during an interview with black radio host Charlemagne tha God, he said \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-man-known-racist-comments-compares-lincoln\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you ain\u2019t black<\/a>\u201d if you didn\u2019t vote for him?<\/p>\n<p>Even his choice of vice president, the woefully under-qualified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kamala-harris-gives-answer-horrifically-bad-hard-believe-real-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, was a bid to win minority votes after she flamed out of the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his flaws and rough edges, Trump is just Trump.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t try to put on an act. He doesn\u2019t change himself or his message to win a certain voter base. He simply remains himself.<\/p>\n<p>Genuineness plays well with everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/number-americans-identifying-democrats-plunges-record-low-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> might want to try it sometime.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed trStephen A. Smith Lights Up Analyst Over WNBA Delusion, Caitlin Clark Jealousy &#8211; &#8216;Who Talks About the WNBA?!&#8217;uth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Allison Anton on June 6, 2024, at 10:58 am. Despite Democrats portraying Trump and his backers as ignorant racists, they must be puzzled by the increasing black voter support he&#8217;s gaining this election. 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