US EditionTrump’s economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest shift in support for him in 2024
Amir Hassan targets Black voters frustrated by economic decline and Democratic leadership, aiming to build on Trump's 16% Black voter support in Michigan's 2024 election, campaign data shows.
- Black unemployment rose from 6.2% to 7.5% in 2025, the highest since October 2021, highlighting economic struggles for Black Americans.
- The median Black household income fell by 3.3% last year to $56,020, according to the Census Bureau, revealing widening income gaps.
- In the 2024 election, Trump doubled his support among Black voters to 16%, with the economy being a top concern for many.
- Some Black leaders view Trump’s policies as harmful and discriminatory, raising concerns about future Republican electoral success in key districts.
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President Donald Trump’s economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest shift in support for him in 2024
WASHINGTON — At one of his final rallies before the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump warned that Black Americans were losing their jobs in droves and that things would get even worse if he did not return to the White House. “You should demand that they give you the numbers of how many Black people are going to lose their job,” Trump said. “The African American population, they’re getting fired at numbers that we have never seen before.…
Trump’s economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest
WASHINGTON: At one of his final rallies before the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump warned that Black Americans were losing their jobs in droves and that things would get even worse if he did not return to the White House. “You should demand that they give you the numbers of how many Black people are going to lose their job,” Trump said. “The African American
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Independent EspañolAt one of his last rallies before the 2024 election, then candidate Donald Trump warned that African Americans would lose their jobs en masse and that things would get worse if they did not return to the White House.
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Trump's economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest shift in support for him in 2024
Donald Trump warned during the campaign that Black Americans were losing jobs in large numbers and things would only worsen without his leadership.
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