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FOLKS, TOMORROW IS THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
TO WIN, CANDIDATES HAVE TO GET THE SUPPORT OF BLACK VOTERS,
AND HERE'S WHY: THEY MAKE UP 60% OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IN THE
PALMETTO STATE.
BUT TRUMP'S GIVING THOSE DEMOCRATS SOME COMPETITION,
BECAUSE HE'S ALREADY MADE THIS CAMPAIGN PROMISE:
>> WE'RE GOING TO TRAVEL TO EVERY LOCATION ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, TO EVERY COMMUNITY-- URBAN, RURAL AND SUBURBAN-- AND
WE'RE GOING TO CAMPAIGN FOR EVERY LAST AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTE
IN 2020.
>> Stephen: HE'S GOING FOR EVERY AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTE IN 2020.
BUT HE'S GOT HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM, BECAUSE BACK IN 2016,
HE RECEIVED ONLY 8% OF THE BLACK VOTE.
MUST BE TOUGH NEWS FOR THE PRESIDENT TO HEAR.
FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE OUR OWN IN-HOUSE NEWS TEAM, "REAL NEWS
TONIGHT," WHO ARE DEDICATED TO GIVING DONALD TRUMP ONLY
POSITIVE NEWS HE WANTS TO HEAR.
AND LEAD ANCHOR, JIM ANCHORTON, IS SUCH A DEVOTED SUPPORTER OF
THE PRESIDENT, THAT HE WENT DOWN TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO SEE HOW
GREAT TRUMP IS DOING IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
JIM?
>> THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY: YUCK.
BUT I GO WHERE THE NEWS IS, SO I'M HERE IN CHARLESTON TO TALK
TO VOTERS, SEE WHAT THEY'RE THINKING, MAYBE EVEN BRING SOME
OVER TO THE WINNING TEAM, TEAM TRUMP.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THERE'S ONLY ONE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT APPARENTLY
MATTERS-- BLACK VOTERS.
SO I FOUND THE PERFECT GUY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
REPUBLICAN PARTY MINORITY OUTREACH PROGRAM.
LEON WINN.
>> DONALD TRUMP, GREAT PRESIDENT OR GREATEST PRESIDENT?
>> TO ME GREATEST.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY FOR ME, HE'S THE
GREATEST PRESIDENT?
>> WHAT ABOUT LINCOLN?
>> PRESIDENT LINCOLN FREED THE SLAVES IN THE SOUTH, BUT HE KEPT
SLAVES IN THE NORTH.
>> YOU GOTTA WALK BEFORE YOU CAN RUN.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WHAT IS "BLACK VOICES FOR TRUMP"?
>> IT'S JUST ANY ORGANIZATION THAT COMES TOGETHER IN THE
VOICES OF BLACK PEOPLE THAT'S SAYING, "I SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES."
>> IF YOU HAD TO RAISE YOUR VOICE AND BE A MEMBER OF BLACK
VOICES OF TRUMP, WHAT WOULD THAT VOICE SOUND LIKE, YOU KNOW?
IF I WAS IN "BLACK VOICES FOR TRUMP," IT'D PROBABLY BE LIKE
"HIP HOP A HIBBY TO THE HIBBY.
I LOVE TRUMP."
>> MAN, I'M IN MY 60s.
I'M PAST HIP HOP >> PAST HIP HOP?
>> I'M PAST IT.
GIVE ME SOME GOSPEL.
♪ I BELIEVE THAT TRUMP IS THE BEST PRESIDENT ♪
>> YOU FIN- ♪ I BELIEVE ♪
>> AND YOU-- ♪ THAT TRUMP IS THE BEST ♪
>> AND YOU ACTUALLY-- ♪ THE GREATEST ♪
>> AND YOU ACTUALLY -- ♪ THE GREATEST PRESIDEN
BETTER THAN LINCOLN ♪ WHAT DO YOU THINK?
PRETTY GOOD.
>> I WOULDN'T PAY FOR IT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> NOW IN YOUR BIO, IT SAYS THAT
YOU USED TO BE A POLICE YOU USED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.
>> YES.
>> WITH THE COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, POLICE FORCE.
FIRST OF ALL, BLUE LIVES MATTER.
HIGH-FIVE.
ALL RIGHT.
HOW LONG WERE YOU A POLICE OFFICER?
>> IN COLUMBIA, ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS, IF I REMEMBER
CORRECTLY.
>> SO YOU'VE BEEN A POLICE.
OFFICER.
A USED CAR SALESMAN YOU DO.
RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE A PASTOR.
>> YEAH, I'M A RETIRED COSMETOLOGIST.
>> YEAH?
IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL COSMETOLOGY OPINION, UM, WHAT COLOR IS
TRUMP'S FACE?
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> HUNH.
>> INSPIRED, I SET OUT TO CONNECT WITH MORE AFRICAN
AMERICANS WHO LOVE TRUMP, MY PEOPLE.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS MADE A VOW THAT HE'S GOING TO WIN EVERY
SINGLE AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTE IN 2020.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
IS HE GOING TO GET YOUR VOTE?
>> WELL, HE'S NOT GOING TO GET MY VOTE.
I GUESS THE ONLY WAY FOR HIM TO GET THE BLACK VOTE--
>> ARE YOU CALLING THE PRESIDENT A LIAR?
>> OH, YEAH, MOST DEFINITELY, MOST DEFINITELY.
>> I MEAN, I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF THE PRESIDENT RIGHT NOW.
>> OH YEAH?
WHY DON'T YOU LIKE TRUMP?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
HE JUST RUBBED ME THE WRONG WAY FROM THE JUMP, YOU KNOW, THE
THINGS HE SAYS.
>> HOW DO YOU LIKE TO BE RUBBED?
>> HOW WE DOING?
WHO ARE YOU GUYS SUPPORTING IN THE PRIMARY?
>> TRUMP.
>> YOU SUPPORTING TRUMP?
HELL YEAH, HIGH-FIVE!
>> YOU SUPPORT TRUMP?
ME, TOO >> YES, I DO
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> TRUMP.
>> ALL RIGHT >> IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT IS THE
GREATEST THING THAT TRUMP HAS DONE FOR YOU?
>> WELL, IN MY OPINION, I JUST THINK HE'S DONE A VERY SOLID JOB
ON THE ECONOMY.
I THINK HE'S DONE A VERY SOLID JOB IN SHOWING OUR DOMINANCE AS
AMERICANS.
AND I THINK HE'S REJUVENATED THE DOMINANCE AS WELL.
>> "REJUVENATED THE DOMINANCE."
>> YES.
>> SORT OF LIKE ONE OF THOSE PILLS YOU TAKE TO RJUVENATE
YOUR MALE DOMINANCE?
>> YES, EXACTLY LIKE THAT.
>> YEAH.
SO TRUMP IS LIKE A BONER PILL FOR AMERICA.
>> IF YOU-- THAT'S ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD ANALOGY.
>> IT WASN'T EASY, BUT I EVENTUALLY FOUND SOME BLACK
VOICES FOR TRUMP.
THEY JUST HAPPENED TO BE...
WHITE.
ALL RIGHT.
POUND IT OUT ON THE BONER PILL.
ALL RIGHT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU JIM
ANCHORTON!
AND CONGRATS TO "REAL NEWS FAMILY" ON THEIR NEWEST
REPORTER, OSCAR ANCHORTON.
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