Michigan Rep. John James Tells RNC: ‘If You Don’t Vote Donald Trump, You Ain’t Black’

Republican Michigan Congressman John James on Monday night took the stage at the RNC to make his case for why he thinks Donald Trump should be elected president.

As one of just seven Black people tapped by Republicans to speak at the RNC, James made sure to tell the mostly white audience how he never used racism as an excuse for anything. But toward the end of his racial kumbaya speech at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, James — in an apparent effort at humor — employed a play on words that President Joe Biden made famous last election cycle.

While waxing nostalgic about Trump’s policies when he was president and taking a cheap shot — if not a disingenuous one — at President Barack Obama, James said: “If you don’t vote Donald Trump, you ain’t Black.”

The line was greeted with laughter that may have been motivated more out of confusion than anything else.

"If you don't vote Donald Trump, you ain't black." Rep. John James pic.twitter.com/rWtB15zRDQ

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The phrase James used was a nod to Biden’s interview with Charlamagne Tha God from The Breakfast Club radio show in 2020.

When the topic moved to Black voters and whether Democrats have been taking them for granted, Biden openly admitted that Black people are owed by his party. When Charlamagne suggested that Black voters may be considering supporting Trump or not voting because of his role in enacting the infamous 1994 crime bill that disproportionately affected Black people, Biden blurted out: “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump then you ain’t Black!”

This is a developing story that will be updated.

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