Saturday, October 12, 2024

Roland Martin Deconstructs Trump's June 2024 "Black" Church Roundtable That Was Almost Totally Attended By White MAGAs



Roland S. Martin, June 18, 2024 "Saturday, Trump hosted a roundtable discussion at a Black church on the outskirts of downtown Detroit.

The 180 Church, led by Pastor Lorenzo Sewell, opened its doors to Trump to spread more of his lies.

One of Trump's former advisors, Kellyanne Conway, lied on Fox News about how many attended the event.

The church couldn't even hold that many people, and from the looks of it, there were mostly white people in attendance.

'Blacks for Trump' Co-Chairs Diane Black and MarshaBlackburn. We've compiled all of the lies Trump continues to tell of what he's done for the black community. Also during the discussion, Trump talked about how dangerous Black communities are. "...

**** Edited by Azizi Powell Latest revision- October 13, 2024 This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series about YouTube channels for Black perspectives on United States politics and social issues.

This post showcases a June 18,2024 Roland Martin Unfiltered YouTube video entitled "Roland DECONSTRUCTS Trump STRAIGHT-A$$ LYING During Black Church Roundtable".*

The content of this post is presented for political, socio-cultural, and linguistic purposes.

As is usually the case with pancocojams comment compilations, I'm not only interested in documented what is said, but how it is said, particularly the use of African American Vernacular English.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Roland Martin for this YouTube channel and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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* This video was published before President Joe Biden 
withdrew his candidacy for President in 2024 (on July 21, 2024) and Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic candidate for President.

Click the YouTube Channels For Black Perspectives On United States Politics & Social Issues tag for more posts in this series. 
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While it's likely that most of the commenters on Roland Martin Unfiltered discussion threads are Black Americans, all of the commenters aren't from that population. Furthermore, some commenters who either self-identify or write as if they are Black Americans are labeled as trolls by other commenters. Trolls can be any race, ethnicity, and/or nationality.   

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INFORMATION ABOUT ROLAND MARTIN AND ROLAND MARTIN UNFILTERED
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Martin_(journalist)
"Roland Sebastian Martin (born November 14, 1968)[1] is an American journalist. He was a commentator for TV One, the host of News One Now, and Washington Watch with Roland Martin.[2]

He was also a CNN contributor, appearing on a variety of shows, including The Situation Room, Anderson Cooper's AC360, and many others. In October 2008, he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show as senior analyst. He currently hosts a web series, Roland Martin Unfiltered on YouTube.

[...]

Life and career

Martin was born in Houston, Texas. His maternal great-grandparents had migrated from Haiti to Louisiana, where his family originates.[5] He graduated with a B.S. in journalism from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in Christian communications from Louisiana Baptist University.[6]

He is the former executive editor of the Chicago Defender.

From 2005 to 2008, Martin hosted a morning radio talk show on WVON in Chicago, and was with CNN as a contributor from 2007 to 2013.[7] He guest-hosted Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull while Brown was on maternity leave in April and May 2009.

He became the host of TV One's first Sunday News show Washington Watch with Roland Martin in 2009. It ran for 4 years and is currently off the air.

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In March 2013, Martin announced on Twitter that he was leaving CNN.[8] His last day was on April 6, 2013.[9]".

[...]

List of broadcasts

Washington Watch with Roland Martin (2009–2013)

News One Now (2013–2017)

The Roland Martin Show (2016, radio)

Roland Martin Unfiltered (2018–present)
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Roland Martin also curates Black Star Network https://www.blackstarnetwork.com/ a news streaming service.

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INFORMATION ABOUT ROLAND MARTIN UNFILTERED
From https://www.youtube.com/@rolandsmartin
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About 
#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a daily show broadcast from Washington, DC, that focuses on news, politics, culture, entertainment, social justice, sports, education, business, and finance. If it’s important to you, we will cover it. You will be treated to some of the top minds in education, public policy, and academia, discussing the news of the day."....

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD

(Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06OrIWDGaZY&t=175s


1. 
@citizensane4387, July 2024
"When you hold an event at a black church to show how the black community supports you, make sure there are actually…BLACK people attending…"

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@MrZlathan3, July 2024
"There were about 15, what more do you want?"

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3. @MrZlathan3, July 2024
"Next you'll be asking that they not be paid!"

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4. 
@citizensane4387, July 2024
" @MrZlathan3  ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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5. 
@citizensane4387, July 2024
"@MrZlathan3  you mean….these folks didn’t just show up out of the kindness and devotion of their heart? Blasphemy! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘"

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@scottiethebody5175, July 2024
"The black people who were there, he bought with him."

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7. @lindasamuels1764, July 2024
"For real"

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8. @blue4democracy, July 2024
"The "random black woman" that gave chump45 a hug in Chick-Fil-A weeks ago was there at that church (she follows him around, and actually works with his campaign.)"

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9. 
@Tongam53, July 2024
"@MrZlathan3 more than 15 silly rabbit๐Ÿ˜…"

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10. 
@MrZlathan3, July 2024
"@Tongam53  Ok, sorry, 16."

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11. @davisda9910, July 2024
"๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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12. 
@davisda9910, July 2024
"Karma is going to get all of them for participating in these out right Lies!  & it’s going to come swiftly."

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13. 
@DenitaRutherford-q4r, July 2024
"The truth will set you free"

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14. @howardevans6761, July 2024
"That's what's wrong with some of our own people. They let the devil into the church and lie to you."

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15. @soniaking1748, July 2024
"How the heck do you reach out and have a conversation with the black community without the black community? ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜ก"

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16. @candyhall367,July 2024
"You can’t make it make sense."

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17. 
@gracelivingstone191, July 2024
"Awesome job Roland on calling out Trump's lies. You rock!๐Ÿ‘"

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18, @lana4529,July 2024
"Thank you Uncle Ro Ro, for bringing the facts to these blatant lies."

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19. 
@gloriasmith7797,July 2024
"I can't stand a liar, especially a liar that thinks I'm stupid!!!.

Your power is your vote, be careful who you give it to.

Who you give your power to have power over you!!!.๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™"

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20. @janicemorris3444,July 2024
"These are  15 house slaves."

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21. 
@richardhamilton2490,July 2024
"True That"

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22. @tedthomas3436,July 2024
"Trump wouldn't even help with the water crisis in Flint Michigan, and he wants to talk about helping black people???? And the 15 simps up there clapping, make me sick. That sets us back 100 years! Unbelieveable!! ๐Ÿค”

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23. @jennifern1956, July 2024
"Say that!! He didn’t care about Flint at all."

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24. @mitch473, July 2024
"Roland, I'm a white as hell, 65 year old retired engineer, and thank you for speaking the truth consistently without failure. Bless you"

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26. @NOBS4theUSA,July 2024
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TELL IT!!!"

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27. @BigAl-UncleCoon,July 2024
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Roland is the Biggest Liar on The Planet"

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28. @sabrinatai31, July 2024
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​@BigAl-UncleCoon  he showed  the facts. Stop the bs !"

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29, @lolomoore6952, July 2024
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@BigAl-UncleCoon Roland Is Showing  And Telling The Truth And Facts."

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30. @artvernier3987,July 2024
"How about back in the day when Trump wouldn't rent apartments to black people until he got dragged into court. He us dispicable"

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31. @Robert-lo7ji, July 2024
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Biden Lover"

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32. @JENKINS3155, July 2024
"
Trump 2024"

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33, @YTHatesMe-999,July 2024
"Trump 20-24 ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ”"

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34. @lolomoore6952,July 2024
" @BigAl-UncleCoon  Roland showed you and told the truth, I went there just to see how many Blacks attended that event and it was about 14 or 15 I wanted to see for myself and I did. Roland, Keep Up The Good Work ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ❤️"

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35. @RayBolden-hv7iz, July 2024
"We black over here we vote biden Harris period ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ’™"

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36. @paulaward2075,July 2024
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Please vote BLUE up and down the ballot!"

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37. @jasonwhite6463,July 2024
"What are you talking about? Black ppl love trump. Byron Donald, Ben Carson and 3 other Black right wingers say so."

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38, @wandahubbard9315,August 2024
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I'm white and Indian and I'm with you on that one"

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39, @willgetbettereventually124,July 2024
"He left this event and went to a white nationalist event with Charlie Kirk. White Boy Summer flags."

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40. @cclayhammer, July 2024
"I'm afraid that the majority of the regular church membership will no longer go to that church after Trump's visit"

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41. @willgetbettereventually124,July 2024
"Good"

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42. @colette7736, July 2024
"So sick. Lies everytime he opens his mouth and he hurts people without remorse or shame. Horrible"

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43. @SpirituallyIntuitiveReadings,July 2024
"It's like Roland has to play "Where's Waldo" to find black people in a black church. That's crazy!"

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44. @fsexpresscleaningservices5720, July 2024
"You are such an important voice in the black community!! Please continue to do what you do, Roland!!! We appreciate you๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ"

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45. @theresafarrell7048, July 2024
"I'm a white girl from Texas and my eyes are wide open to what's going on I watch you daily and you definitely got your finger on the pulse all I can say is make sure this conniving lier doesn't see another day in public office but it starts at the local level."

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46. @by1faith73, July 2024
"8,000 people at a black church! There aren't 8,000 people at that church! Just lying for no apparent reason! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ˜‚

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47. @SherryWashington-cn2xu, July 2024
"He can't fit 8k in that building no way and they all white in a black church????:

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48. @tedthomas3436, July 2024
"And there was another Black person there named Michalaya Montgomery. For those not familiar with that name, she was the Republican operative that was at a Chick Fil-A in Atlanta, that Trump claims he just stumbled upon during some field trip. But the problem is, she was sent there. Trump didn't stumble upon her. And she hugged him and showed up at this church in Detroit! Unreal!! ๐Ÿค”"

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49. @leepo007, July 2024
"And he’s cursing in church"

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50. @gregpresley1466,July 2024
"@michellehylton7786  She literally said that he spoke to a crowd of 8,000 people, *AND THEN* he went and spoke at a Detroit church! .... and "then". and "then". "and then!!!" LOL.. She separated the two speaking locations!!! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜‚ ..Yaw lie just like Roland. Bunch of seals. "

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51. @gregpresley1466, July 2024
"@tinkerbell7678  I don't follow the Orange man, so I have no idea, nor do I care. However, I'm not a pathological liar like the rest of you all in this comment section. None of you heard her say that there were 8000 people in that church. Those are the facts."

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52. 
@Gen965,July 2024
"@gregpresley1466  Roland is handing out his plantational Democratic Buttered biscuits to his viewers, don't eat it.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ"

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53. @tgafan1613,July 2024
" @gregpresley1466 YOU are the LIAR! She clearly said 8000 people AT a black church! Go sit down somewhere!"

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54. @Gen965, July 2024
"@gregpresley1466  I think Roland needs a aspirin, He about to have a anger stroke of from all those buttered Biscuits he been eating & stop cursing Roland, there could be children watchin & this is who they listen to for advice. LMAO!!!!๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ"

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55. @jeffreyturner2791, July 2024
"​@leepo007 When the men had their hats on (on the podium), I knew then God wasn't there! ๐Ÿ˜ข"

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56. 
@gregpresley1466,July 2024
"@neldajfry3036  I pray that Trump wins!!๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™"

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57. @lauradiaz-autin3178, July 2024
"@pray for everyone including yourself"

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58. 
@designbyplum, July 2024
"@gregpresley1466  You are the one who is a seal. She did stutter but her exact words were "You got Donald Trump at Detroit talking to 8,000 people and then at a black church of course". I watched the whole interview. Why did you insert "he went and spoke at a Detroit church!"? That was not said. You are lying. She absolutely meant to say what Roland pointed out. ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก"

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59. @tinkerbell7678,July 2024
" @gregpresley1466  why you voting for him then. You dont seem crazy"

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60. @DianeSLewis100,July 2024
"@tinkerbell7678 Tgats what I want to know? Where was the crowd and where is the video."

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61. 
@joelopilato6625,July 2024
" @gregpresley1466  Conway was INFERRING that Trump talked to 8000 people in Detroit INCLUDING the Church... Anybody can see that 8000 people could NOT fit in the Church... I'm sure that Roland  can count and knows what Conway meant... In any event, that is not important... What is important is the obvious Lying and Alternative Facts being spewed..."

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62. 
@gregpresley1466, July 2024
"@joelopilato6625  So you're agreeing with me?๐Ÿค” Not sure what your point was. Roland is a liar. So if he knew what she meant, I guess we are both in agreement!๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘"

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63. @gregpresley1466,July 2024
"@tinkerbell7678  I'm not. ๐Ÿ˜Š ..You never saw any text above stating that I'm voting for Trump. But I'm damn sure glad that he's winning!!๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ"

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64. [no screen name given], July 2024 
"@gregpresley1466 quit trolling"

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65.  @MikeDMinor
"Not to defend or support KAC, but she didn;t exactly say that there were supposed to be 8000 people at the church. She said that about Detroit in general. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ"

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66. @shirleyjohnson7004
"THAT PASTOR IS SHAMEFUL.."

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67. @ywanderson
" @Gen965 And you’re eating trump BS by the spoonful."

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68. @ywanderson
"@ChefChevyTv okay, massah, we beleiving your BS"

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69. @Gen965, July 2024
"@ywanderson  Not as much as you eating those damn Biden-berry buttered biscuits that's getting served to you by the Mouthful. are they good?๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜‚"

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70. @sonjarogers2513,July 2024
" @Gen965  if Roland is handling out biscuits l guess you will be getting some because you continue to come here to listen to him ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜‚"

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71. @dcunn90,July 2024
"@gregpresley1466 yes but Trump always lies about his numbers at every event."

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72. @Donna-ps8jr, July 2024
"@Gen965 some people can’t said the truth …..troll"

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73. @Sappho69,July 2024
"Because their lies aren't checked in realtime. That's why you'll never see him on Roland Martin. Joy Reid checks her guest but they try to filibuster and over talk her. Ask Byron Donald๐Ÿ˜‚"

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74. @heavenlyrienredmond9558, July 2024
"​ @Gen965 the plantation owners were right wingers"

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75. @Gen965, July 2024
"@heavenlyrienredmond9558  They both are evil, but I'm Trump over Biden. I definitely don't like Biden. I don't really have hate from Trump, he's funny to me & Biden is just not for the country."

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76. @amandlamedia, July 2024
"Why are folks debating what the woman said, instead of the half truths, and  untruths that were unleashed @ the packed church where people lined up to see the Wizard of Oz?"

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77. 
@ewokwarrior2656,July 2024
"@gregpresley1466

KellyAnne said trump had a rally with 8,000 people and went to a black church, but said no number insinuating there was a large Black American turnout. Did she specify 8000 , no, but did she insinuate a large number of black people as equal to the rally? Yes.

The insinuation of how many and what race is the problem that was being addressed.

She wanted that 8000 number thrown out there and heard."

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78. 
@judybrennan7930,July 2024
"to make it look like trump has a majority of blk ppl supporting him"

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79. 
@CerebralPugilist,July 2024
" @gregpresley1466 No, she didn't,  bruh you wanting to traffic in alternative facts does not obligate anyone else to play a role in your delusion. Let's move on to the real meat of the matter. Is trump honest? Is he telling the truth in this video?"

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80. 
@Springs2024,July 2024
"Who cares about the numbers let's just focus on the message"

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81. 
@Gen965,July 2024
"@Donna-ps8jr 

You know eating too many of those Biden-berry Buttered Biscuits can cause an serious affect of Memory loss from the truth. after when Roland goes to the back & farts on the biscuits before you eat them.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ"

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82. @SimplyCiCi894,July 2024
"@Gen965   They can't resist those biscuits and they keep proving it.  At this point, there's no way they can be helped."

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83. @CerebralPugilist,July 2024
" @Springs2024  Being a liar is the message. Why would I place stock in anything a liar says? Or your weak attempt at gaslighting? ๐Ÿคฃ"

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84. @tinkerbell7678,July 2024
"@gregpresley1466  so you're not voting at all."

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85. @gregpresley1466, July 2024
"@tinkerbell7678  Nope, because Trump's voting base is Rock solid!"

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84. @sylviasmiths4909, July 2024
"@gregpresley1466  satan hears his children prayers."

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85. @locadisa,July 2024
"Just a few black folks were there. You can't count Byron Donalds."

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86. @locadisa,July 2024
"@richardhamilton2490  Ben Carson was there but not in the pulpit..DINGO!"

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87. @c.b.jersey7304,July 2024
"LoL๐Ÿ˜‚"

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88. @anthonylakey9735,July 2024
"he told one truth about a week ago  , he said" I dont care about you. I just want your vote".!, that was the realest thing he ever said in his life..."
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"He" in this comment refers to Donald Trump.

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89. @illissawhite2676,July 2024
"EXACTLY! ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘"

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90. @marcyanderson4268,July 2024
"๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ And let the real church say amen!!!๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ"

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