Clyburn says he’s ‘concerned’ about Black men voting for Trump
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said he is “concerned” that Black men will vote for former President Trump in the upcoming election – or sit it out entirely.
“I am concerned about Black men saying home or voting for Trump,” Clyburn said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “But my concerns don’t tend to keep me from being energetic about this campaign.”
Clyburn's comments come days after former President Obama issued a call to action to Black men amid signs that Vice President Harris's level of support among the key demographic may be softening.
“You’re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses; I’ve got a problem with that,” Obama said Thursday in Pennsylvania. “Because part of it makes me think — and I’m speaking to men directly — part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.”
Polling released recently found Trump seeing an uptick in support among Black men.
The South Carolina senator said he recently campaigned in Michigan for Harris, where he met with local Black leaders and had “very frank and direct discussions.”
“Black men, like everybody else, want to know what I can expect from a Harris administration,” Clyburn said.
Earlier in the show, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) dismissed concerns that Black men will vote for Trump and said it’s “not going to happen” in large numbers.
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