{"id":1036198,"date":"2024-06-22T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1036198"},"modified":"2024-06-23T19:40:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T19:40:48","slug":"in-philadelphia-trump-cant-erase-his-disastrous-record-for-black-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/in-philadelphia-trump-cant-erase-his-disastrous-record-for-black-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"In Philadelphia, Trump Can\u2019t Erase His Disastrous Record for Black Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He hasn\u2019t taken the stage yet, but it\u2019s clear that when Donald Trump steps up to the podium today, he\u2019ll be spewing lies about his disastrous record that put Black Americans last. His campaign is based on putting people down \u2013 his visit to Philadelphia to woo Black voters \u2014 in a performative show of outreach \u2014 comes after he\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/politics\/trump-milwaukee-black-led-cities\/\">called<\/a> the city one of the \u201cmost corrupt political places anywhere in our country, easily.\u201d He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/top-dem-trolls-trump-for-juneteenth-all-the-cities-you-diss-are-black\">repeatedly<\/a> gone after cities home to large Black communities, but when he needs votes, he obfuscates his record. Donald Trump was bad for Black Americans, and he\u2019ll continue to be if he\u2019s reelected in November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>DNC Senior Spokesperson Marcus W. Robinson released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump was a disaster for Black communities in Philadelphia and nationwide. Over and over, he has tried to assure us that he\u2019s not racist, but his actions make it clear that he doesn\u2019t care about our lives, our families, or the health of our communities. During his tenure, unemployment spiked for Black Americans, and his tax scam widened the racial wealth gap. He\u2019s promised to double down on his billionaire tax giveaways if reelected, leaving working- and middle-class Black Pennsylvanians behind. His dismal record is in stark contrast to President Biden\u2019s \u2013 Black unemployment is historically low, Black wealth is up 60% since the pandemic, and Black small businesses are starting up at the fastest rate in 30 years. There is a clear choice on the ballot this year \u2013 President Biden and Vice President Harris will continue their work to uplift Black families if we give them four more years.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He hasn\u2019t taken the stage yet, but it\u2019s clear that when Donald Trump steps up to the podium today, he\u2019ll be spewing lies about his disastrous record that put Black Americans last. His campaign is based on putting people down \u2013 his visit to Philadelphia to woo Black voters \u2014 in a performative show of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1036198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In Philadelphia, Trump Can\u2019t Erase His Disastrous Record for Black Communities - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/in-philadelphia-trump-cant-erase-his-disastrous-record-for-black-communities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-22T18:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-23T19:40:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/in-philadelphia-trump-cant-erase-his-disastrous-record-for-black-communities\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/in-philadelphia-trump-cant-erase-his-disastrous-record-for-black-communities\/\",\"name\":\"In Philadelphia, Trump Can\u2019t Erase His Disastrous Record for Black Communities - 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