Don King drops N-word while introducing Donald Trump
Story highlights Trump was sitting in a chair onstage just a few feet away from King when he uttered the wordTrump has pledged to help bring jobs and safety to impoverished minority communitiesCleveland Heights, Ohio (CNN) The controversial boxing promoter Don King used the N-word while introducing Donald Trump during an event Wednesday at a church.King, who is black, said the word as he argued that African-Americans cannot achieve success by emulating white people, as they will remain "negroes.""If you're poor, you are a poor negro -- I would use the n-word -- but if you're rich, you are a rich negro.
At Donald Trump event, boxing promoter Don King drops n-word
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton decried a fresh round of police-involved shootings on Wednesday, with the Republican nominee saying he was ''very troubled'' by the killing of a black man by a white police officer in Oklahoma.Courting black voters who have long spurned Republicans, Trump's event in Cleveland Heights' New Spirit Revival Center took a bizarre turn when he was introduced by boxing promoter Don King, who used a racial slur as he made the case for black voters to support Trump.AdvertisementTrump's latest foray into the black community not only sought to connect with voters in Cleveland, home to a large community of African-American voters key to Clinton's prospects in Ohio, but also with moderate suburban voters, who frequently hear Clinton describe Trump as extreme.
Don King Uses Racial Epithet in Introducing Donald Trump
PhotoA candidate with historically low support from blacks and a lack of ease with religion decided to turn over a church pulpit to a felon with no political experience.What could go wrong?A lot, it turned out.
Don King Says the N-Word While Introducing Donald Trump in Church : People.com
Don King Uses the N-Word While Introducing Donald Trump in ChurchBoxing promoter Don King said the N-word while introducing GOP nominee Donald Trump to black pastors during a campaign event at a church in Cleveland on Wednesday."You've got to understand, my black brothers and sisters, they told me, 'You've got to try to emulate and imitate the white man and then you can be successful,' " said King, who is black."So we tried that.
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