Stephen A. Smith: When Trump Is Saying Black Folks Can Relate with What He’s Going Through, ‘He Was Telling the Truth’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We look ░░░░░░░░ poles who are always ░░░░░░░░ down demographically and you ░░░░░░░░ this major erosion in ░░░░░░░░ Democratic base for Biden ░░░░░░░░ Americans Hispanic Americans young ░░░░░░░░ suburban women for example ░░░░░░░░ mean numbers that we ░░░░░░░░ never seen before in ░░░░░░░░ of a Democrat if ░░░░░░░░ doesn t get his ░░░░░░░░ back which I would ░░░░░░░░ he has been trying ░░░░░░░░ do starting with the ░░░░░░░░ of the Union and ░░░░░░░░ jacked up address he ░░░░░░░░ no shot Eddie of ░░░░░░░░ Trump can hold onto ░░░░░░░░ or 10 or 15 ░░░░░░░░ of the numbers he ░░░░░░░░ now hill with the ░░░░░░░░ election why is that ░░░░░░░░ happening The streets don ░░░░░░░░ seem safe and people ░░░░░░░░ safety we can sit ░░░░░░░░ there and lament law ░░░░░░░░ order which is what ░░░░░░░░ Trump used to verbalize ░░░░░░░░ the fact is that ░░░░░░░░ American people like law ░░░░░░░░ we want our streets ░░░░░░░░ we want to make ░░░░░░░░ that if you commit ░░░░░░░░ crime you go to ░░░░░░░░ you don t sit ░░░░░░░░ there and get arrested ░░░░░░░░ go back out the ░░░░░░░░ day he don t ░░░░░░░░ people and come out ░░░░░░░░ same day that s ░░░░░░░░ 1 and obviously number ░░░░░░░░ the economy which is ░░░░░░░░ number 1 because people ░░░░░░░░ to understand this when ░░░░░░░░ comes especially the black ░░░░░░░░ let me tell you ░░░░░░░░ right now Sean when ░░░░░░░░ talk about the economy ░░░░░░░░ black folks that means ░░░░░░░░ to everybody it means ░░░░░░░░ but especially to others ░░░░░░░░ are no longer the ░░░░░░░░ minority in this country ░░░░░░░░ s the latinos when ░░░░░░░░ talk about the economy ░░░░░░░░ not talking about the ░░░░░░░░ of affairs economically or ░░░░░░░░ the job participation rate ░░░░░░░░ talking about the money ░░░░░░░░ you keep in your ░░░░░░░░ when you go to ░░░░░░░░ gas station and it ░░░░░░░░ exorbitant prices and you ░░░░░░░░ to the supermarket and ░░░░░░░░ and bread and cheese ░░░░░░░░ this other stuff is ░░░░░░░░ high compared to what ░░░░░░░░ once was that as ░░░░░░░░ red flag to a ░░░░░░░░ of folks because the ░░░░░░░░ that you keep in ░░░░░░░░ pocket is what tells ░░░░░░░░ weather or not the ░░░░░░░░ is flourishing or not ░░░░░░░░ those are just a ░░░░░░░░ of components that come ░░░░░░░░ the equation and there ░░░░░░░░ say something that may ░░░░░░░░ termed the most uncomfortable ░░░░░░░░ that I ve ever ░░░░░░░░ to articulate out of ░░░░░░░░ mouth from a political ░░░░░░░░ but I have to ░░░░░░░░ you something is much ░░░░░░░░ people may have been ░░░░░░░░ by Donald Trump statement ░░░░░░░░ ago talking about how ░░░░░░░░ folks he is hearing ░░░░░░░░ black folks find him ░░░░░░░░ because of what he ░░░░░░░░ going through it similar ░░░░░░░░ what black Americans have ░░░░░░░░ through he wasn t ░░░░░░░░ he was telling the ░░░░░░░░ when you see the ░░░░░░░░ and law enforcement and ░░░░░░░░ court system and everything ░░░░░░░░ being exercised against him ░░░░░░░░ something that black folks ░░░░░░░░ this nation can relate ░░░░░░░░ with some of our ░░░░░░░░ and iconic figures we ░░░░░░░░ seen that happen throughout ░░░░░░░░ so no matter what ░░░░░░░░ what ethnicity you may ░░░░░░░░ from we relate to ░░░░░░░░ when you are suffering ░░░░░░░░ that because we know ░░░░░░░░ we have and that ░░░░░░░░ what he articulated as ░░░░░░░░ as it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ much as we don ░░░░░░░░ like to hear it ░░░░░░░░ truth and there s ░░░░░░░░ way around it those ░░░░░░░░ all contribute factors to ░░░░░░░░ state of affairs with ░░░░░░░░ slippage that appears to ░░░░░░░░ taking fold when it ░░░░░░░░ to President Biden unfortunately.