Al Sharpton Rips Apart Donald Trump and ‘Shameless Blacks’ Who Applauded the Ex-President As He Claimed That His Criminal Indictments Boost His Popularity Among African-American Voters

Former President Donald Trump’s recent campaign trail comments that his four criminal indictments gained him the support of Black voters due to them seeing him as a victim of discrimination have received backlash from some, including Rev. Al Sharpton. Trump made the assertion on Feb. 23 to a room of Black Republicans at the Conservative Black Federation in Columbia, South Carolina.  The former president, who has been charged with 91 criminal offenses as of December 2023, told the crowd, “I got indicted for nothing, for something that is nothing. They were doing it because it’s election interference, and then I got indicted a second time, and a third time and a fourth time.” Reverend Al Sharpton looks on prior to a signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 25, 2022. – US President Joe Biden is expected to sign an Executive Order to advance policing and strengthen public safety. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Trump continued, “And a lot of people said that that’s why the Black people like me because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against,” as light applause can...