All The AI Errors In This Fake Photo Of Trump With Black 'Supporters'

The Young Turks
4 Mar 202413:38

Summary

TLDRThe video exposes the spread of AI-generated images depicting Donald Trump with enthusiastic Black supporters, created by Trump's own supporters to misleadingly portray his popularity among the Black community. It critiques this deceptive tactic and the broader issue of AI enabling the creation of fake content indistinguishable from reality. The hosts lament the lack of genuine outreach by politicians to everyday Black voters, leading to such fabrications. They assert that Democrats have taken the Black vote for granted, while Republicans have actively alienated Black voters through strategies like the 'Southern Strategy,' ultimately causing a recent decline in Black support for Biden.

Takeaways

  • 😮 AI-generated images depicting Donald Trump with excited black supporters are spreading online, created by American Trump supporters to falsely portray his supposed popularity among black voters.
  • 🕵️ The images contain telltale signs of being AI-generated, like distorted body parts and gibberish text, but most people won't scrutinize them closely and will take them at face value.
  • 🤥 A right-wing radio host is spreading these images without disclosing their AI-generated nature, justifying it as 'storytelling' rather than authentic journalism.
  • 📈 While Trump has increased his support among black voters, these images greatly exaggerate the extent of his popularity within the black community.
  • 🤷‍♂️ The need to fabricate such images highlights the lack of real-world instances of Trump genuinely interacting with and engaging black voters.
  • 🗳️ Democrats have historically taken the black vote for granted, leading to disillusionment among some black voters who feel their concerns are not being addressed.
  • ⚖️ Both Democrats and Republicans have made cringeworthy statements about black voters, exemplifying their disconnect from this demographic.
  • 🚫 Neither party engages in genuine 'retail politics' by actively listening to and addressing the concerns of everyday black voters.
  • 📉 Biden's support among black voters has dropped significantly since his election, potentially jeopardizing his chances of re-election if this trend continues.
  • 🙌 To regain trust, both parties need to embrace populist voices within their ranks and actively engage with diverse communities, rather than relying on false narratives or taking voters for granted.

Q & A

  • What was the main focus of the BBC investigation?

    -The BBC investigation focused on AI-generated images depicting Donald Trump with excited black supporters that were spreading across the internet.

  • Who was found to be behind the misleading AI images of Trump with black supporters?

    -The investigation found that American Trump supporters were actually the ones behind the dishonest AI images that were spreading, not foreign actors like Russia.

  • How can one identify that the images shown in the video are AI-generated and not authentic?

    -The video points out giveaways like a ring finger that abruptly stops, weird coloration around Trump's fingers, and gibberish text on hats and shirts in the images, indicating they are AI-generated.

  • Why might some people be inclined to believe these AI-generated images are real?

    -The video suggests that while Trump has increased support among black voters, it's not to the extent portrayed in these images. However, the images are not outrageous, so people might be predisposed to believing them without scrutinizing them closely.

  • What does the video imply about the need for creating these AI-generated images?

    -The video implies that the need to doctor these pictures with AI arises from the fact that there are seemingly no genuine pictures of Trump hanging out with or being embraced by black people, even though he's 77 years old.

  • What excuse did the conservative radio show host Mark Kay give for spreading the AI-generated image?

    -Mark Kay claimed that he's not a photojournalist, but a storyteller, and that if anyone is voting based on a single photo they see, it's their problem, not his.

  • How does the video critique Mark Kay's excuse?

    -The video strongly disagrees with Kay's excuse, calling it the weakest excuse in the world for flat-out lying and trying to trick his audience, and suggesting that he's hiding behind the storyteller label.

  • What point does the video make about the effectiveness of one particular AI-generated image?

    -The video acknowledges that one specific AI-generated image showing Trump meeting with black voters looks weirdly effective and could make Trump appear cool and comfortable with black people, even though the reality is that he has never done such a thing.

  • What criticism does the video level at both Trump and Biden regarding their interactions with black voters?

    -The video criticizes both Trump and Biden for making cringeworthy statements about black voters, such as Trump's there's my black guy comment and Biden's claim that black voters who don't support him ain't black.

  • What broader point does the video make about politicians' lack of genuine engagement with regular black voters?

    -The video suggests that politicians rarely engage in retail politics by going to talk to and listen to regular black voters outside of their own circles or planted supporters, as doing so would expose them to perspectives they don't want to hear.

Outlines

00:00

👨‍🦱 AI-Generated Images of Trump with Black Supporters

The passage discusses how AI-generated images depicting Donald Trump with excited Black supporters are spreading rapidly online, created by American Trump supporters rather than foreign actors. One such image is analyzed, revealing signs of AI generation like distorted fingers, gibberish text, and other discrepancies. While these images aim to portray Trump as having significant Black voter support, the passage argues that they are misleading, as Trump has increased but still limited backing among Black voters. It criticizes the need to use AI to fabricate such scenes, suggesting Trump's lack of genuine engagement with Black communities.

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🗣️ Defending the Spread of Misleading AI Images

A conservative radio show host, Mark Kay, is cited as one of the individuals spreading the AI-generated images without disclosing their fabricated nature. Kay defends his actions, claiming that he is a 'storyteller' and not responsible if people make voting decisions based on such images. The passage disagrees with this justification, arguing that misleading images can significantly influence voters, particularly those without extensive resources to verify information. It criticizes Kay's 'storyteller' excuse as a weak justification for spreading lies and deceiving his audience.

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⚖️ Broken Promises and the Disillusionment of Black Voters

The passage shifts its focus to the unfulfilled promises made by Democrats, particularly President Biden, towards Black voters. It highlights Biden's failure to deliver on a promised voting rights bill, despite the crucial role played by Black voters in the Georgia Senate runoff elections. This disappointment is seen as part of a broader pattern of the Democratic Party taking Black voters for granted and failing to follow through on commitments. The passage suggests that this disillusionment is causing some Black voters to disengage or shift their support to the Republican Party, as evidenced by Trump's increasing (but still limited) support among Black voters.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡AI-generated images

AI-generated images refer to digital images that are created through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, rather than being captured by a camera or created manually by human artists. In the context of this video, AI-generated images depicting Donald Trump with excited black supporters are discussed, even though such images are not authentic representations of real events. The script highlights the spread of these fabricated images on the internet as a concerning development, as they can mislead viewers into believing Trump has substantial support among black voters.

💡Fake news

Fake news refers to the deliberate creation and dissemination of false or misleading information, often presented as factual news content. The video script discusses how the Trump campaign in 2016 was responsible for spreading fake news stories on platforms like Facebook, and how Trump later turned the term against mainstream media outlets, accusing them of being "fake news" even though his campaign was the source of much of the misinformation. The AI-generated images depicting Trump with black supporters are seen as a continuation of this trend of fabricating content to shape public perception.

💡Black voters

Black voters refer to African American citizens who are eligible to vote in elections. The video script highlights the importance of the black vote for political candidates and discusses how the AI-generated images may mislead some voters into believing Trump has more support among black voters than is actually the case. Additionally, the script criticizes both Trump and Biden for making insensitive comments about black voters and suggests that neither candidate truly engages with the concerns and perspectives of this demographic.

💡Southern Strategy

The Southern Strategy refers to the Republican Party's political strategy, beginning in the 1960s, of gaining support from white voters in the Southern states by appealing to their opposition to the civil rights movement and racial integration. The video script mentions this strategy as the reason why black voters have historically supported the Democratic Party more than the Republicans, as the latter actively opposed civil rights initiatives and courted racist voters.

💡Retail politics

Retail politics refers to a political campaign strategy where candidates directly engage with voters on a personal level, often through events like town halls, meet-and-greets, or door-to-door canvassing. The video script suggests that neither Trump nor Biden truly engage in retail politics with black voters, as doing so would expose them to perspectives and concerns that they may not want to address. Instead, the script argues, they rely on fabricated images and narratives to give the impression of support among black voters.

💡Populism

Populism is a political approach that appeals to the interests and concerns of ordinary people, often in opposition to a perceived elite or establishment. The video script suggests that the Democratic Party's failure to deliver on promises to populist and progressive voters, including many black voters, is causing some of them to become disillusioned and potentially shift their support towards Republicans like Trump. The script argues that the Democratic Party needs to embrace populist elements within its ranks to retain the support of these voters.

💡Voting rights

Voting rights refer to the legal protections and provisions that ensure citizens have equal access to exercising their right to vote. The video script criticizes Biden for failing to fight for a voting rights bill, despite promising to do so to black voters who were instrumental in helping him win crucial Senate runoff elections in Georgia. The script suggests that this failure to deliver on a key promise to black voters could contribute to their disillusionment with the Democratic Party.

💡Storytelling

Storytelling refers to the act of creating and sharing narratives or stories. In the video script, a conservative radio host defends his sharing of an AI-generated image by claiming that he is a "storyteller" and not a journalist responsible for verifying the authenticity of the content he shares. The script rejects this justification as a weak excuse for spreading misinformation and misleading his audience.

💡Misinformation

Misinformation refers to false or inaccurate information, regardless of whether it is spread intentionally or unintentionally. The video script discusses the AI-generated images as a form of misinformation, as they give a false impression of Trump's support among black voters. The script expresses concern about the potential impact of such misinformation on voters, particularly those who may not have the resources or time to thoroughly fact-check the information they encounter.

💡Electoral College

The Electoral College is the system used in the United States to elect the President, where voters in each state cast their ballots for electors who then formally vote for the president. The video script mentions the Electoral College system in the context of discussing Biden's narrow victory in the 2020 election, and how he cannot afford to lose a significant portion of the black vote, which was crucial to his win, in potential future elections.

Highlights

AI-generated images depicting Donald Trump with excited black supporters are spreading across the internet, according to a BBC investigation.

The BBC found that American Trump supporters are the ones behind the dishonest AI images spreading online.

The presented image is fake and AI-generated, with visual giveaways like abruptly stopping fingers, weird coloration, and gibberish text on clothing.

Most people won't closely scrutinize the images and will assume they are real, fueling the perception of Trump's support among black voters.

The hosts express amazement that Trump and his supporters have to doctor images to make him seem like he interacts with black people, given his age and history.

The hosts argue that the people creating these fake images are largely white Republicans pretending that Trump gets along well with black people.

The hosts express concern that AI technology is making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fake content, exacerbating the problem of fake news.

The hosts credit Trump's strategy of labeling mainstream media as "fake news" while his campaign spread fake news as being effective in shaping public perception.

The hosts criticize a conservative radio show host for spreading an AI-generated image without disclosing its inauthenticity, citing his excuse of being a "storyteller" as weak.

The hosts argue that misleading images could sway voters who might question allegations of Trump's bias against minorities if they see him appearing to have support among black voters.

The hosts discuss a second AI-generated image that went viral after being posted with a false caption claiming Trump met with the voters depicted.

The hosts acknowledge that while the image looks effective and positive, it's fake because Trump has never genuinely interacted with groups of black people in that manner.

The hosts criticize both Trump and Biden for making cringeworthy statements about black voters, highlighting their lack of genuine engagement with the community.

The hosts argue that Democrats have fought more for civil rights than Republicans in the past 40 years, but Republicans have actively opposed civil rights through strategies like the Southern Strategy.

The hosts suggest that politicians should genuinely engage with and listen to diverse groups of voters instead of relying on staged or fake interactions, as it would be more effective and reveal perspectives they may not want to hear.

Transcripts

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AI generated images depicting Donald Trump with excited black supporters

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are spreading across the internet like wildfire,

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according to a new BBC investigation.

00:11

Now, since their AI images, obviously they're not real, they're not

00:14

authentic, they're not depicting something that actually happened.

00:19

And if you're tempted to believe that Russia or some other nefarious foreign

00:23

actor is behind the misleading images, the BBC looked into that and found

00:27

that American Trump supporters are actually the ones behind the, you know,

00:33

dishonest AI images that are spreading.

00:36

So with that said, let's take a look at one of the examples.

00:39

The image you're looking at is, in fact fake.

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It is in fact AI generated, and it's one of the images

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that's been spreading online.

00:48

So it looks real.

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But if you look closely, you can see a few giveaways that indicate

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it's actually an AI generated image.

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For instance, the man on the far left of the image

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has a ring finger that abruptly stops.

01:02

It looks like his finger kind of stopped rendering or didn't render appropriately.

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There's also a weird coloration around Trump's fingers on his left hand.

01:13

And then if you look at the hat and the shirt with text on them, you'll

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notice that the text is just gibberish.

01:20

So that plays a role in kind of determining

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that this isn't an authentic image.

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But look, most people aren't going to dissect an image that closely.

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They're just going to see it and think, oh, look, Trump has a lot of support

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among black voters.

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And also, to be fair, there is a trend happening

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among the, you know, black voting base that could kind of predispose one

01:45

to believing an image like this is real.

01:47

Trump has increased his support among black voters, but not to the extent

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where he's like going to holiday parties.

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And everyone's like wrapping their arms around him and like, you know,

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supporting him in the way that's being depicted in these images.

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For 98% of people that look at that image for half a second,

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they're never going to pay attention to the flaws that people found.

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They're going to think that it's real.

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There's no reason not to because it's not an outrageous picture.

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It's just trump with black people.

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But isn't that funny that they have to use AI for that?

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Like they can't find pictures of Trump with a lot of black people around him,

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even though he's 77 years old.

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That to me is amazing in and of itself that they have to doctor these pictures

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to make him seem like he'd ever hang out with any black people.

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That's the most damning part of the story.

02:38

So and of course, the people doing this and pretending that Trump

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and black people get along so well are largely white Republicans, of course.

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Look, there's two parts of the story. One is we're screwed.

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AI is changing everything so that you can't tell

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what's real and what's not real.

02:56

We already had huge problems with fake news.

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Now it just got way larger.

03:00

Number two is the people who did fake news that where that turn came from

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was the Trump campaign back in 2016, when they would pump out these fake articles on

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Facebook over and over and over again, and sometimes the Russians would do it, etc..

03:15

And that became part of the Mueller report.

03:16

They weren't coordinating, but the Russians were doing it on behalf of Trump.

03:19

Trump, to be fair, flipped it really well on mainstream media.

03:25

He started referring to mainstream media as fake news, even though he was the one

03:29

who was doing the fake news.

03:30

And then everyone's mind settled on, oh, mainstream media is fake news.

03:36

That was really well done.

03:38

And I don't often give Trump credit for anything, let alone strategy.

03:42

But that worker.

03:43

And now they're back to doing fake news, fake pictures.

03:46

Then soon they'll be fake videos.

03:48

And then afterwards Trump will blame other people and then it'll probably work.

03:53

I remember one of the fake news stories that came out in 2016,

03:56

alleged that Fidel Castro had endorsed Bernie Sanders for president.

04:01

And like there were so many people that I personally know

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spreading that on social media, and it made me so mad because it was so it

04:09

was already proven to be a fake story.

04:11

- But people. - But that's blue MAGA, right?

04:13

Blue MAGA will believe anything. Just like Red MAGA.

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When Red MAGA believed that Hugo Chavez, engine and the ghost of Hugo Chavez stole

04:22

the election in favor of Biden in 2020.

04:25

Meanwhile, Bloomberg is like, oh yeah, Fidel Castro is backing Bernie Sanders.

04:31

Like they believe that instantly.

04:32

And remember that MSNBC, they kept talking about how if Bernie wins, there's going

04:37

to be executions in Wall Street, and that his supporters were the brownshirts,

04:41

even though he was the most prominent Jewish presidential candidate in history.

04:46

Like there's no end to that kind of, you know, deception as well.

04:50

That's just the regular old mainstream media deceptions,

04:54

that leads to that and right wing media.

04:56

- But this is New Age deception. - Yeah, exactly.

04:59

So I want to just give you a little more information about the image that we

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looked at and who's been spreading it.

05:04

So to your point, Jake, one of the conservative radio show hosts

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has been spreading this right wing radio show host, Mark Kay.

05:12

I'm not familiar with him, but he apparently posted the image alongside an

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article about Trump's support with black voters, without disclosing that the image

05:22

that he posted was not a real image.

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It was AI generated. He told the BBC the following.

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I'm not a photo journalist.

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I'm not out there taking pictures of what's really happening.

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I'm a storyteller.

05:34

If anybody's voting one way or another because of one photo they see

05:39

on a Facebook page, that's a problem with that person, not with the post itself.

05:44

But look, I actually disagree with that take because, you know, one of the

05:49

arguments by Democrats is that, you know,

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Donald Trump is biased against minorities, he's bigoted and all of that.

05:59

And so if you start generating fake images of Trump appearing to have this,

06:05

like support among black voters, someone who might not have the resources,

06:10

including the time to delve into politics as deeply, might see an image like

06:13

that and say, oh, maybe those allegations against Trump aren't real.

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Look at this image of him.

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You know, buddying up with black voters, you know,

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so it that misleading image could actually speak volumes to certain voters.

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- So I disagree with what he's saying there. - Yeah, 100%.

06:30

And what kind of excuse is that?

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Well, I don't deal in facts. I'm a storyteller.

06:35

Okay.

06:36

Mark, if that's the standard. You're a talk show host.

06:38

I'm a talk show host.

06:38

What if we started saying on the show about how, you know, you love to sleep

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with, you know, well-endowed males?

06:46

And then we did AI generated photos of you doing just that,

06:50

and we said, whoa, whoa, whoa.

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We're just storytellers.

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That is the weakest excuse in the world for flat out lying

06:57

to try to trick your audience.

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So, Mark, don't worry, we're honest. We would never do that.

07:03

You, on the other hand, are hiding behind this storyteller excuse.

07:08

Now let's go to another example of an AI generated image.

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This one was actually produced by a satirical account,

07:16

so it wasn't produced for any nefarious.

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Reasons.

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Unfortunately, though, the image went viral when it was posted

07:22

by a different account alongside a caption that claimed Trump stopped his motorcade

07:26

to meet with the voters in the image.

07:29

Right?

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- Now, obviously that never happened. - So that picture is weirdly effective.

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Like it does. No, it is it it gave me.

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And look, everybody has a different reaction to it.

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I'm just telling you my reaction.

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My reaction to it when I first saw it was, man, if that was real, that makes them

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look cool and it makes him look like he doesn't mind hanging out with black folks

07:50

and hearing what they thought, etc.

07:52

But the reason why it's fake is because Trump has never done that his whole life.

07:56

He's never hung out with a bunch of black guys

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and was like, hey, what do you guys think?

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Hey, what? You know, etc.

08:02

He has.

08:02

During his rally speeches when certain people are perfectly

08:06

placed right behind him.

08:07

Yeah, yeah.

08:08

That's why he said, in the last election cycle when he was giving a speech

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and he saw a black guy in the audience, he said, there's my black God.

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That's why you got to do these pictures.

08:20

Both of these old ass men have said such cringeworthy things

08:24

about black voters, right?

08:26

Like, for instance, Biden saying that black voters

08:29

who don't vote for him aren't black.

08:31

How cringeworthy was that?

08:32

And then you have Trump with that disgusting statement

08:35

like it's just terrible.

08:36

So look, the we're the fairest show in America, like Biden promised,

08:42

black voters that he was going to get them voting rights bare minimum.

08:45

Right. And then he didn't even try.

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He barely tried.

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And then he gave up on it immediately because there's no donor interest in that.

08:52

So having said that, how black, have Democrats over the last 40 years

08:58

fought for civil rights of African Americans more than Republicans?

09:01

Not close. Definitely not remotely close.

09:05

Not that the Democrats are champions is that the Republicans

09:09

haven't bothered at all.

09:10

In fact, they fought against civil rights, since the Southern strategy began.

09:15

That's why I keep going back to this point,

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because Trump should go onto a stoop with a bunch of black guys and talk to them.

09:23

- Yeah, and take. - That picture for real.

09:25

And that candidate would be smart to do that.

09:27

- Yeah, yeah. - And so should Biden etc..

09:30

And that would actually be really effective.

09:32

The problem is the reason they don't do that is because they really don't want

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to listen to them.

09:37

And that's the saddest part of all. I mean, isn't.

09:39

That what, the insiders refer to as retail politics?

09:43

Yeah, but notice they they never do this type of retail politics.

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That's why they need these fake pictures.

09:49

Because if Trump went and talked to a normal set of black voters,

09:53

that was a mix that weren't all plants or Democrats or whatever, right?

09:58

He would hear a lot of things that did not make him happy, and he would hate that.

10:03

Same with Biden, actually. That's a really good point.

10:05

You're right. You're right.

10:06

I mean, look, I think it's true that some of the promises that Biden made toward,

10:13

you know, black voters who really worked hard in the runoff elections in Georgia,

10:18

the two Senate runoff elections in that was in 2020, right?

10:22

Or was it in 2021?

10:23

- It was in 2021. - Yeah.

10:25

Oh, yeah. The runoff election.

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The runoffs. Yes.

10:27

Yes.

10:27

I mean, he promised a voting rights bill and he didn't even fight for it.

10:31

Not even close.

10:32

Like didn't like it totally fizzled immediately.

10:34

- And the media, by. - The way, totally dropped it.

10:36

Like, they were like, oh yeah, if you get the runoffs,

10:38

the two Georgia senators, oh, you're definitely gonna have voting rights.

10:41

And then they dropped it like it was a bad habit and the media was like,

10:43

shh, did you hear that?

10:45

He passed other bills. Okay.

10:47

He's like the greatest president in the last 50 years in terms of his record.

10:51

They don't tell you all the giant failures.

10:53

And so you can tell.

10:54

Look, we're not trying to, like, dump on Trump.

10:57

The Democrats have a bunch of other problems too.

10:59

But what's amazing, and I got this when I ran for Congress back in 2020.

11:03

Pete, real people say all the time, I've never seen a politician because

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they'll take pictures like Democrats has tons of pictures with black folks,

11:13

usually at a party with really rich black folks or well-connected black folks or

11:20

people within the Democratic Party, etc..

11:22

How often do these politicians actually go and talk to real people?

11:26

Very, very low. Few amount of times.

11:29

Like, I have a crazy idea.

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How about you don't take voters for granted?

11:33

And I think, you know, for the longest time, Democrats have just assumed

11:37

that they're going to get the support of the black vote,

11:40

and there's nothing more to it.

11:42

But and look, to be fair, the majority of black voters

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still support the Democratic Party.

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But you're starting to see a trend of some black voters now either refusing

11:53

to engage, or they're starting to trickle over to the right wing.

11:58

And you're seeing an increase of black voter support for Trump.

12:02

- Which, yeah. - Is amazing.

12:05

So last thing on this, guys, what the Democrats are doing

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and what's causing this giant problem for them electorally because now Biden,

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he won the black vote in 2020 with 92. Percent 92% of black vote went to Biden.

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It's amazing, but not amazing in American history over the last 40 years because

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the Republicans did the southern strategy, which is, hey, we're going to pick up

12:27

the racist voters in the South, and we're going to be dead set against civil rights

12:31

and against black people voting, etc..

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So black people naturally gravitated to the Democratic Party.

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But now, just a couple of years later, it went from 92 down to 71.

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He's lost 21 points with African Americans on that stat alone.

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Biden's already done. You can't.

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He barely won last time. The Electoral College.

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You can't lose 21% of the black vote.

12:53

And so what's happening to black voters is the same thing that's happening

12:57

to progressives, to populists, to a lot of different voters who are going, is the

13:02

Democratic Party ever going to deliver? Ever.

13:05

In my lifetime, they've almost never delivered a lot of blah, blah, blah, blah,

13:09

and a lot of the media telling me that they're wonderful, right?

13:12

But not but like, almost no action. Right?

13:15

So the problem Democrats here, knuckleheads, is that you have to allow

13:20

the populists within your party, because if you push out all the populists

13:25

as they're doing now, then the people are going to go, oh, okay, I guess

13:29

there's no populist left wing option.

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What's my only other option? Trump and the Republicans are disaster.