Civil rights grifter Al Sharpton has accused President Donald Trump of “race-baiting” by taking federal control of the police department in Washington, D.C., to crack down on violent crime in the nation’s capital.
During a Tuesday appearance on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Sharpton claimed that Trump is targeting “black mayors” by deploying the National Guard to tackle surging crime.
“Reverand” Sharpton promoted the Left’s false claim that violent crime has reduced in D.C. and other Democrat-run cities.
“The data says that crime and violent crime has gone down in Washington, he’s going to send out the National Guard,” Sharpton alleged.
“Well, why didn’t he send it out on January 6?
“So, this is clear politics.
“It’s aimed at black mayors.”
He continued, “There are many cities in between Washington and Chicago, Washington and Oakland.
“He only chose the black ones.
“So, it is clear what he’s trying to do: he’s trying to race-bait.
“His own base is very concerned about Epstein.
“So what do you do? You go throw your base red meat.
“Let’s go back into race, all the blacks are breaking crime, breaking the law, we need to go in.
“It’s race-baiting,” he added.
“I think that what he has done is disgraceful, and it puts people under siege unnecessarily.”
Sharpton continued, “It’s a misuse of law enforcement people.
“Yes, where there’s crime, we need to support those criminals being subject to the law.
“The majority of the people in Washington are black; their victims are black.
“We’re not making excuses for criminals, but he did on January 6.
“And why should we trust his judgment when the data shows different?”
WATCH:
Our comment section is restricted to members of the Slay News community only.
To join, create a free account HERE.
If you are already a member, log in HERE.