Every once in a while even a gaffe-prone professional politician like Joe Biden can stumble on a truth, even if sub-consiously. Of course he has been forced to walk back his comment about Black Voters, but really, what meaning do we ascribe to a Black Trump supporter? Would she be on board with MAGA because of religious faith? Because she supports tax cuts for the rich? Because she is a climate denier or xenophobe? Maybe she is just down with the "free market shrink government" dogma, but whatever the case, she has little concern for the collective well-being of African Americans.
Of course, as Biden found out, if you are White, you can't say this in the fiercely guarded public sphere. The Identity/ Cultural Appropriation police will be all over your ass in a minute and you will find yourself embroiled in all manner of convoluted theoretical mendacity.
Trump could proudly claim that if you don't vote for him you ain't White and every one would just roll their eyes and sigh. He could ask Clarence Thomas to shine his shoes and still win re-election. But dare to suggest some Black MAGA stooge is alienated and estranged and watch out.
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