Trump's African-American: 'I Am Not A Trump Supporter'
Gregory Cheadle, the black man singled out by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a Redding, Calif., rally on Friday, said he took no offense when the billionaire urged the crowd, "Look at my African-American over here."
"I was not offended by it because he had been speaking positively about black people prior to that statement," Cheadle told NPR when reached at his home for comment over the weekend. "People around me were laughing (at the fact) that he noticed me, and everybody was happy. It was a jovial thing."
Trump's use of the possessive "my" touched off a fresh wave of criticism of the candidate, with some saying it came across as racist or at the very least tone deaf.
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"I am not a Trump supporter," Cheadle said. "I went to go hear Donald Trump because I have an open mind."
full: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/05/480864303/trumps-african-american-i-am-not-a-trump-supporter
(Sad trombone for Trump)
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