Lakhota
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- President Donald Trump reportedly scolded his senior aides after criminal-justice reforms passed under his administration failed to energize Black voters.
- "Why the hell did I do that?" Trump said, according to administration officials who spoke with The Washington Post.
- Trump has tried to boost his standing among Black voters, though polling figures show he is trailing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in terms of support.
"Why the hell did I do that?" Trump yelled at his senior aides, current and former administration officials told The Washington Post.
Trump initially refused to support the initiative and changed his mind only when senior aides informed him it would better his weak standing with Black voters, according to The Post.
The move didn't have the intended effect, however, driving the president "s---house crazy," an ex-Trump administration official told the news outlet.
'Why the hell did I do that?': Trump 'went s---house crazy' when criminal-justice reforms failed to improve his polling with Black voters, report says
Trump has tried to boost his standing among Black voters, but a recent Pew Research Center poll shows that they overwhelmingly support Biden.
news.yahoo.com
That certainly sounds like something Trump would say. What do you think?
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