{"id":2356177,"date":"2024-10-17T12:51:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-walks-back-critique-of-obamas-awful-message-to-black-men-after-call-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T12:52:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:52:55","slug":"actor-walks-back-critique-of-obamas-awful-message-to-black-men-after-call-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-walks-back-critique-of-obamas-awful-message-to-black-men-after-call-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor walks back critique of Obama\u2019s \u2018awful message\u2019 to black men after call &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Factor-walks-back-critique-of-obamas-awful-message-to-black-men-after-call-washington-examiner%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=2356177&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>Actor\u200c Wendell Pierce received\u2062 a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/build-back-better-from-boris-johnson-to-greta-and-extinction-rebellion-britains-year-of-climate-craziness\/\" title=\"Build Back Better: From Boris Johnson to Greta and Extinction Rebellion, Britain\u2019s Year of Climate Craziness\">personal phone call<\/a> \u200cfrom former President Barack \u200dObama \u2063after he criticized Obama&#8217;s recent \u200clecture directed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anaylsis-more-than-half-of-joe-bidens-twitter-followers-are-fake-and-were-just-created-in-january\/\" title=\"Anaylsis: More Than Half Of Joe Biden\u2019s Twitter Followers Are FAKE and Were Just Created in January\">black men<\/a>, which Pierce deemed \u200cto\u200b convey an &#8220;awful message.&#8221; In Obama&#8217;s address in Pittsburgh, he\u2063 suggested that\u200b many black men were \u200dresistant to \u2064the idea \u200cof having a\u2064 female\u200c president. Pierce \u2062expressed his\u200d discontent \u2062with these\u200c remarks on social media, stating that the Democratic Party should not scapegoat\u2063 black\u200b men, who historically \u2062support the \u2063party at high \u200drates. After his criticism gained\u200d traction, Pierce appeared\u2062 on CNN to clarify his comments, emphasizing \u2064that he \u200ddid not intend to criticize Obama outright, \u200cbut rather\u2062 to highlight\u200b a potential strategic misstep in messaging towards \u200dblack men. The interaction between Pierce and Obama seems to reflect ongoing conversations\u200d about how to effectively engage different voting demographics\u2064 within the \u200bblack community.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Actor walks back critique of Obama&rsquo;s &lsquo;awful message&rsquo; to black men after call<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1833757\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actor <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/celebrities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wendell Pierce<\/a> received a personal phone call from former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> after he posted criticisms of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3189886\/byron-donalds-obama-lecture-harris-enthusiasm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lecture to black men\">lecture to black men<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The former president delivered what Pierce described as an &ldquo;awful message&rdquo; to black men in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, last week. Obama said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-will-make-harris-rally-debut-in-battleground-georgia-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Michelle Obama will make Harris rally debut in battleground Georgia - Washington Examiner\">black men &#038;ldquo<\/a>;just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t feeling the idea of having a woman as president.&rdquo; While Pierce raged against the lecture on X, the actor best known for his roles in <em>Suits<\/em> and <em>Tom Clancy&rsquo;s Jack Ryan<\/em>, appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/16\/politics\/video\/wendell-pierce-obama-call-nn-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CNN\">CNN<\/a> on Wednesday to walk back his online rant.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t offer it as a criticism. For me, it was nothing more than strategists in a room saying, &lsquo;Hey, what is the best messaging for black men?&#8217;&rdquo; Pierce explained.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2647586&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f39eb93ba43231686ec3990c13fd687c\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Did he acknowledge that it was not delivered the right way?&rdquo; CNN anchor Abby Phillip asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We actually didn&rsquo;t get into which was better or if it was criticism,&rdquo; Pierce said. &ldquo;It was saying that we were on the same page.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pierce&rsquo;s post remains live on X and has received over 4,000 likes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Awful message. The party has to stop scapegoating Black men. Black men aren&rsquo;t the problem,&rdquo; Pierce wrote. &ldquo;No other group votes at 87-90% for Dems but Black folk. Men and women. That is a false flag. Black men voting for Trump is insignificant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellPierce\/status\/1844564128821608829 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pierce had also taken aim at Obama in the lengthy response to the clip online.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats have the record to stand on and should embrace the challenge. But after touring this country specifically engaging Black men, I will not let my party leaders speak condescending towards them,&rdquo; Pierce wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2020,&nbsp;black&nbsp;voters&nbsp;made up 13.5% of all eligible&nbsp;voters.&nbsp;They are expected to make up 14% in 2024,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/01\/10\/key-facts-about-black-eligible-voters-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n<p>With three weeks left until Election Day, a&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>-Siena College poll has 71% of black registered voters choosing Harris for president. That statistic would be a historically low majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-now-up-in-michigan-florida-pennsylvania-and-tied-in-wisconsin-and-black-hispanic-and-evangelical-vote-is-up-from-2016\/\" title=\"IT&#039;S HAPPENING! 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