What's with Trump and black celebrities ?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is taking credit for a decline in the African-American unemployment rate again, this time by taking aim at rapper and businessman Jay-Z following his comments on CNN Saturday night.

"Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" Trump tweeted Sunday morning.
The latest unemployment rate for African-Americans is 6.8%, while the rate is 3.7% percent for white people. Both the African-American rate and the overall rate have declined steadily since 2010.

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Asked by Van Jones whether it's OK for Trump "to say terrible things but put money in our pockets" amid Trump's claims that unemployment for African-Americans has dropped, Jay-Z said no, "because it's not about money at the end of the day. Money doesn't equate to happiness. It doesn't. That's missing the whole point.
"You treat people like human beings. That's the main point," he said. "It goes back to the whole thing -- 'treat me really bad and pay me well.' It's not going to lead to happiness, it's going to lead to, again, the same thing. Everyone's going to be sick."


https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/28/politics/trump-tweet-jay-z-van-jones/index.html

[underthematrix]

1. Jealousy

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. IIRC, he's never tweeted against Eminem for his callouts.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. The only African-American "celebrities" whom support him AFAIK

is "Diamond & Silk" from Fox News

[smirkymonkey]

4. So many people criticize him, but it's kind of interesting to note who he calls

out and who he doesn't. Being the flaming racist that he is, he always seems to go after African Americans, even when the criticism is relatively benign.

[murielm99]

5. He is jealous of Jay-Z.

Jay-Z is an actual multimillionaire performer and businessman. He and his wife earned their own money honestly.

I don't think 45 has any money. I think it is all an illusion and he is worried that people will find out.

I hope 45 spends the rest of his life in jail. I hope Jay-Z and Bey prosper. I don't even care for their music that much, but I like them as people.

[smirkymonkey]

7. I think you are absolutely right. Plus Jay-Z comes across as much more intelligent and

articulate than Trump and probably has a lot more legitimate fans - people who like him for who he is instead of people who like him for who he hates.

[IluvPitties]

6. He doesn't like Uppity Negroes.

In his world, blacks should be thankful for being here and not in Africa. White societies have made them civilized people and given them opportunities they don't deserve, and they dare to criticize...