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PTFO - Why Trump’s Road to the White House Runs Through His Four Black Athlete Friends

2024/7/16
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Pablo Torre:探讨了特朗普试图争取黑人选民支持的策略,以及这一策略与他过往言行之间的矛盾。文章分析了民调数据,并指出特朗普的策略可能在2024年大选中发挥作用。 Kadia Goba:作为一名记者,她深入调查了特朗普的“黑人朋友”策略,并采访了多位与特朗普关系密切的体育明星,如迈克·泰森、劳伦斯·泰勒、达里尔·斯特劳伯里和赫歇尔·沃克。她揭示了这些体育明星与特朗普之间的关系,以及他们对特朗普的支持理由。 Donald Trump:特朗普在采访中强调自己拥有许多黑人朋友,并暗示黑人选民能够理解他所面临的刑事指控,这与他过往的言行形成了鲜明对比。 Mike Tyson:泰森表示,媒体对特朗普的负面报道与对黑人的待遇相似,并为特朗普辩护,认为特朗普并非种族主义者。 Lawrence Taylor:泰勒讲述了与特朗普的友谊,并表示他支持特朗普。 Darryl Strawberry:斯特劳伯里将自己与特朗普的经历联系起来,因为他自己也曾被评判过,并表示他认同特朗普的处境。 Herschel Walker:沃克表达了对特朗普的喜爱,并建议特朗普应该更多地与黑人社区互动。 Pablo Torre: This episode explores Donald Trump's attempt to court Black voters in the 2024 election. The show examines the inherent contradictions between this outreach and Trump's past actions and statements. Polling data is analyzed, and the potential impact of Trump's strategy on the election is discussed. Kadia Goba: As a reporter, Goba delves into Trump's strategy of leveraging his relationships with Black athletes. She interviews several prominent sports figures close to Trump, including Mike Tyson, Lawrence Taylor, Darryl Strawberry, and Herschel Walker. The interviews reveal the nature of these relationships and the reasons behind these athletes' support for Trump. Donald Trump: In an interview, Trump emphasizes his numerous Black friends and suggests that Black voters can relate to his legal battles, creating a stark contrast to his past rhetoric. Mike Tyson: Tyson draws parallels between the media's portrayal of Trump and the treatment of Black people, defending Trump against accusations of racism. Lawrence Taylor: Taylor recounts his friendship with Trump and expresses his support for the former president. Darryl Strawberry: Strawberry connects his own experiences with judgment to Trump's situation, expressing empathy for Trump's predicament. Herschel Walker: Walker expresses his fondness for Trump and advises him to engage more with the Black community.

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The episode discusses a viral Forbes story suggesting that surviving gunfire might be Trump's next appeal to black voters, linking it to a broader story about sports and Trump's past relationships with black athletes.

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What do Mike Tyson, Lawrence Taylor, Darryl Strawberry and Herschel Walker have in common? They were Donald Trump's New York superstar allies in the 1980s — and they remain his time-warped avatars for Black American voters in 2024. Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba transports us from selling handbags at Trump Tower to receiving calls from these aging MAGA all-stars on a nostalgic, notorious and downright criminal journey toward interviewing Trump himself at Mar-a-Lago.

Further reading:

'They see strength': The Black sports icons shaping Donald Trump's take on race, politics, and masculinity (Semafor))

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