WaPo W.H. Reporter Toluse Olorunnipa: President Trump Is Not Taking the Black Vote For Granted

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Black Americans ░░░░░░░░ been look at the ░░░░░░░░ economy You know and ░░░░░░░░ we see that is ░░░░░░░░ trouble We see that ░░░░░░░░ I think John s ░░░░░░░░ froze there Back to ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry Did ░░░░░░░░ get it back All ░░░░░░░░ We ll try to ░░░░░░░░ on that One of ░░░░░░░░ issues here is the ░░░░░░░░ sometime goes back and ░░░░░░░░ He ll issue the ░░░░░░░░ thugs law and order ░░░░░░░░ then 10 minutes later ░░░░░░░░ the next event he ░░░░░░░░ talk about how terrible ░░░░░░░░ was to watch the ░░░░░░░░ How horrible to watch ░░░░░░░░ video The lack of ░░░░░░░░ is the only consistency ░░░░░░░░ you will Yes we ░░░░░░░░ seen that from this ░░░░░░░░ for quite awhile Part ░░░░░░░░ he and his campaign ░░░░░░░░ been trying to reach ░░░░░░░░ to black voters at ░░░░░░░░ make some efforts to ░░░░░░░░ that they aren t ░░░░░░░░ the black vote for ░░░░░░░░ and the president tried ░░░░░░░░ talk about his record ░░░░░░░░ speak about African American ░░░░░░░░ and issues relating to ░░░░░░░░ justice in a way ░░░░░░░░ shows more empathy than ░░░░░░░░ did four years ago ░░░░░░░░ part because I think ░░░░░░░░ campaign officials realize he ░░░░░░░░ t continue to be ░░░░░░░░ the single digits with ░░░░░░░░ a large chunk of ░░░░░░░░ and expect to win ░░░░░░░░ election I think that ░░░░░░░░ part of the reason ░░░░░░░░ has been somewhat empathetic ░░░░░░░░ the plight of George ░░░░░░░░ s family the idea ░░░░░░░░ was an instance of ░░░░░░░░ police misbehavior and he ░░░░░░░░ trying to separate that ░░░░░░░░ the broader issues of ░░░░░░░░ inequality systemic racism things ░░░░░░░░ president and his supporters ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily want to ░░░░░░░░ about They want to ░░░░░░░░ about this San isolated ░░░░░░░░ That s part of ░░░░░░░░ reason you re seeing ░░░░░░░░ inconsistency The president can ░░░░░░░░ that what happened to ░░░░░░░░ Floyd was a tragedy ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t want ░░░░░░░░ talk about the broader ░░░░░░░░ that happen in the ░░░░░░░░ American community and with ░░░░░░░░ brutality more widely He ░░░░░░░░ often voiced his support ░░░░░░░░ police He said this ░░░░░░░░ of Black Lives Matter ░░░░░░░░ is against what he ░░░░░░░░ in Against the foundations ░░░░░░░░ this country.