King recalled telling pop icon Michael Jackson “if you’re poor, you’re a ‘poor Negro.’ If you’re rich, you’re a ‘rich Negro.'” An educated black man is “an intellectual negro”. If you are rich, you are a rich negro. “If you are intelligent, intellectual, you are an intellectual negro”.
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King used the word “negro” several times during one section of his speech but at one point accidentally said the N-word just moments after joking that he nearly accidentally used the N-word.
King, who is black, said the word as he argued that African-Americans can not achieve success by emulating white people, as they will remain “negroes”. “Donald Trump says, ‘No, we’re going back to inclusiveness, everybody counts'”.
While introducing Trump at a Cleveland church, King told a painfully awkward story where he slipped, allegedly, and dropped the N-word.
“America needs Donald Trump, we need Donald Trump … especially black people”, the 85-year-old said.
Watch above, via ABC News.
King’s case for Trump boils down to him thinking it’s important “to knock the system”. “I want you to understand, every white woman should cast their vote for Donald Trump”, he said.
“What I said is that with Trump calling all these people out, he (is showing he) can’t be bought, he can’t be controlled, the party can’t control him, he works for the will of the people”.
King also gave a shoutout to Trump’s father, Fred Trump, who he said was “smiling down” on the Republican businessman.
Those behind King burst into laughter at this mistake while Trump smiled. Holding American and Israeli national flags, he said white women and African-Americans should vote for Trump to topple the established order.
Trump has been trying to reach out to African American voters in recent weeks and is holding a televised town hall on the subject with Fox News’s Sean Hannity airing Wednesday evening, which was scheduled to be taped earlier in the day. “And people of color don’t have their rights. Ever. Ever. Ever.” That comment reportedly drew applause from a mostly white audience.
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King’s support of Trump is a bit of a surprise – because he’s been a big fan of Hillary Clinton.
