‘Shame … Us and Expect Us to Vote’: Barack Obama Accused of ‘Belittling’ Black Men After Telling Group at Rally It’s ‘Not Acceptable’ to Support Donald Trump Over Kamala Harris

Former President Barack Obama, campaigning in Pennsylvania, challenged Black male voters to show the same enthusiasm for Kamala Harris’ candidacy as they once showed for his presidential run. “I’m going to go ahead and just say, speak some truths,& if you don’t mind, because my understanding, based on reports I’m getting from campaigns and communities, is that we have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running,” Obama said Thursday during a stop at a Harris field office in Pittsburgh. “Now, I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers.” Polls show that increasing numbers of Black men, particularly those under 50, are open to voting for Donald Trump. In 2020, President Joe Biden won Black male voters, 79 percent to 19 percent, according to a CNN exit poll. New polling suggests up to a quarter of Black men under 50 plan to vote for the Republican nominee. Secret Service Agents deny incident involving Barack Obama and armed man in alleyway. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) While it may not seem like a lot, losing 4 percent...