Stephen A. Smith Defends Trump Claiming That ‘Black People Like Me’ Because of Indictments: ‘He Was Telling the Truth’

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Stephen A. Smith Defends Trump Claiming That ‘Black People Like Me’ Because of Indictments: ‘He Was Telling the Truth’

Stephen A. Smith defended Donald Trump over remarks the former president made stating that Black people feel more favorably toward him because he is under criminal indictment. Speaking to a group of Black conservatives in February, Trump essentially bragged about being indicted in four jurisdictions on various charges. “And then I got indicted a second time and then a third time and a fourth time!” he told the crowd. “And a lot of people said th…