Montel Williams Blasts Donald Trump as 'Racist'
Since day one, Donald Trump has been opening the door for the kinds of conversations White Nationalists, the Alt Right, and KKK want to have.
We finished those conversations in 1964.
On this week’s episode of “Powerhouse Politics” podcast with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and ABC News Political Director Rick Klein, Williams accused Trump of delivering a “false invitation” to African-American voters.
“This false invitation for African-American representation in the Trump campaign has been equal to the false invitation for African-American participation, minority participation, in the Republican Party for the last 20 years,” explained Williams.
When asked why he believes Trump's direct appeal to the African-American community is false, Williams replied, “Are you kidding me? Seriously, do you really believe that?”
He continued: “It’s like, David Duke right now saying, ‘Hey, I want to get these black people, come on in my house. Forget everything I’ve said in the past.’
“It really has done more to make sure that the primary people he was speaking in front of would be less apt to say, ‘Oh, he is a racist,’” he added. “You cannot go back and now retract your statements and your past to try to say that you’re not what you have been.”
Since day one, Donald Trump has been opening the door for the kinds of conversations White Nationalists, the Alt Right, and KKK want to have.
We finished those conversations in 1964.