Black Faces in MAGA Places: Where’s the Black Jobs?

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(ThyBlackMan.com) The Strange Dance of Black Republicans

You know what’s wild? I’ve been watching these Black conservatives twist themselves into pretzels defending Trump and honestly it’s kind of fascinating. Like Byron Donalds—dude came outta nowhere in Florida and suddenly he’s everywhere on Fox News spouting these wild talking points. Man’s got more explanations for Trump’s behavior than a kid caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

Tim Scott though? That’s a whole different story. Homie really thought he’d crack that presidential ceiling but ended up flat on his face—kinda like watching someone trip up the stairs while trying to look smooth. His campaign flopped harder than a fish on dry land and now he’s just another face in Trump’s collection of “See? I got Black friends!” photo ops.

Black Faces in MAGA Places: Where’s the Black Jobs?

Behind the Smoke and Mirrors

Let me break something down for you real quick—Trump’s inner circle looks about as diverse as a vanilla ice cream convention. These Black conservatives kept showing up waving their MAGA flags high but somehow never quite made it past the velvet rope into any real positions of power. Funny how that works right?

The numbers don’t lie though (even when politicians try their best). A measly 12% of Black folks voted for Trump—and that’s being generous. Most of us were sitting there like “What in the Uncle Ruckus…?” watching these guys defend policies that had about as much connection to Black community needs as a fish needs a bicycle.

Here’s the thing that really gets me—both Donalds and Scott kept playing this game thinking they’d eventually get picked for the team. But Trump’s cabinet stayed whiter than a polar bear in a snowstorm. Meanwhile these dudes were out there tap dancing like their lives depended on it defending every wild thing that came out of Trump’s Twitter feed.

The Price Tag on That MAGA Hat

Real talk? The whole situation’s messier than a toddler eating spaghetti. These politicians sold their community credibility for a seat at a table they never actually got to eat at. They’re like those kids in high school who hung around the popular crowd thinking they were in—but never got invited to the real parties.

And don’t even get me started on how they handled race issues. Every time the Black community raised valid concerns about police brutality or voting rights these guys would pop up faster than a jack-in-the-box talking about “But what about Black unemployment numbers?” My brother in Christ that’s not the point and you know it.

The wild part? Some young Black conservatives are watching this whole circus and taking notes—but not the kind their elders probably hoped for. They’re seeing through the game realizing that blind loyalty gets you about as far as Monopoly money at a real store.

Listen—I’m not saying Black folks can’t be conservative. That’s not my point at all. But there’s something real sad about watching people throw their whole community under the bus for a pat on the head they ain’t even going to get. It’s like watching someone repeatedly stick their hand in a mousetrap thinking this time the cheese might actually be free.

Looking ahead though? Things might be shifting. More Black conservatives are starting to realize they don’t have to check their identity at the door to hold conservative values. They’re finding ways to stand their ground without becoming human shields for policies that hurt their own people.

Bottom line? This whole situation’s been wilder than a three-legged horse in a Kentucky Derby. These politicians played themselves thinking loyalty would equal power but ended up with nothing but receipts of their own self-betrayal. The game’s changing though and maybe—just maybe—the next generation’s gonna write different rules.

Until then I’m just going to keep watching this political reality show unfold—hopefully with better plot twists next season. Because right now? This storyline’s getting old faster than milk left out in the summer sun.

Just remember—in politics like in life if somebody’s telling you to ignore everything you see with your own eyes? They’re probably trying to sell you oceanfront property in Arizona. And these Black MAGA folks? They’ve been working overtime at that beachfront sales office.

Up until now, Trump has named precisely one Black selection for his Cabinet, alongside more than 50 other high-level appointments. That single Black Cabinet member is Scott Turner, who’s been selected to serve as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The position has become notorious for its predisposition to be headed by a Black leader, but — as fellow Republicans are pointing out — that’s increasingly making it “the literal Black job of the administration.”

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Pelvo White, Jr. says:

December 10, 2024 at 8:31 am

My father was a Bricklayer. He ran his sole proprietor bricklaying business all of his adult life. Many whites and blacks took advantage of his running of his own business but he was successful, and hired many black men, and women out of his own community over the years. I can recall many of the successful black businesses ideas during the Jim Crow era that have been stolen, and reapplied by white businesses. A shiny,tin syrup bucket, and its lid was the forerunner to the decorative lunch containers of today. Breakfast, and lunch often consisted of a homemade biscuit,and a couple of thick cut pieces of pork bacon. Collard greens,Lima beans, fried white potatoes, fried chicken, and cornbread have all been incorporated into the daily meals of many Americans. Blacks were much more creative, and productive running their own businesses when we were segregated. We should reinvent this creativity at a higher technological sophistication in order to make money. The business ideas of black folk are valuable.

Pelvo White, Jr. says:

December 8, 2024 at 2:39 pm

Blacks can make a liar out of the racist Donald Trump, Senior by being successful in business. I once talked with the ” shoe shine man ” that had a spot at the foot of a stairway that led into the Pentagon. I watched as men and women needing shoe shines gave him twenty dollar bills after his brief shine although he only charged ten dollars per shine. He would attempt to give change back to those who had received a shine, and they would wave their hand at him and keep walking way. The shoe shine man told me that he had put all of his children through college by shining shoes at that particular spot, and that he would eventually sell his spot for more than fifty-thousand dollars. Blacks should go back into business on a scale similar to that we once had shortly after the end of chattel slavery, and the Civil War.

Eugenio says:

December 5, 2024 at 11:57 pm

Asked the Democrats, Asked sleepy hollow Biden, Asked Happy feet Karmala where the black jobs are?

I will you the answer! The Democrats, President Biden and Vice President Karmala, Former President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary have been given all the black jobs to the Hispanics, Asians, middle easterns and to the illegal immigrants. Every time you meet a black person without a job or in prison is becuase the low skill level jobs and benefits that belong to the black men have been taken away from him and given to the hispanic, Asian, middle easter migrants.

Indeed, with an increase in illegal immigration in the United States since the 1980’s has had a negative effect on the black community and therefore cause an increase in black incarceration and black unemployment. Now, who owns all the liquor stores, nail salloon, beauty shot, tobacco stores, mini-markets, gas station in the inner cities and who worked in those establisments and who spends their money in those estblisement everyday without getting anything in returned?
Well, the answer is easy, it is hispanics, Asians, Jesws, Middle-easterns, pacific islanders who owned all those stores in the inner cites and these people hire their own people or they hire illegal immigrants. Yes, and those who spend their money and thier entire paycheck in those stores are no one else but the dumb, docile african american men, women and LGBT.

Like i said before, the problem of the black community is the continue immigration of people of other countries who do not look like us, suffer like us and endure 400 years of slavery, oppresion, jim crow laws etc.. and these people are the ones taken everything away from black people and from our young black chidlren. Who operates and control the NBA, NFL, rap and hip hop industry? the answer is simole a white men, a jewish men and migrants that do not have the best interest of black America.