Donald Trump exclusively calling out cities that have a majority Black and Brown population is not a coincidence to critics of the president. President Donald Trump called out majority Black cities, accusing them of “horrible corruption” in their elections, during remarks inside the Oval Office on Tuesday. After signing a funding bill that ended a four-day government shutdown , Trump was asked to clarify earlier remarks in which he said U.S. elections, which are constitutionally controlled by the states, should be “ nationalized .” In response, the president repeated his years-long conspiracy theory that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” against him. “But go to 2020, look at the facts that are coming out, rigged, crooked elections…Take a look at Detroit. Take a look at Pennsylvania. Take a look at Philadelphia. You go take a look at Atlanta. Look at some of the places that [had] horrible corruption on elections,” said Trump, referencing all cities that are majority Black and run by Black mayors. The president continued, “The federal government should not allow that. The federal government should get involved. These are
