Charlamagne Tha God, the liberal black co-host of “The Breakfast Club” radio show, has warned Democrats that the messaging of Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz is “out of touch.”
However, the radio host admitted that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about putting “America first” is a winning strategy.
During the 2020 election, Charlamagne became the center of a backlash following his interview with then-Vice President Joe Biden.
In the interview, Biden told the show’s predominantly African American audience that if they don’t vote for him over Trump, then they “ain’t black.”
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While discussing the messaging from both 2024 presidential tickets, Charlamagne says Trump and his running mate JD Vance are talking to voters “about things that are happening right here in America.”
After a co-host played a clip of Walz, Charlamagne highlighted one key way Democrats are being outperformed by their opponents.
“You know, one place where I think they mess up in regards to messaging?” Charlamagne asked.
“Like, you know, you’ll listen to a lot of reporters and they’ll be talking to Trump or JD Vance and they’ll be talking to them about things that are happening right here in America because it is an election season right here in America.”
“So it’s always America first,” he noted.
“But then you go to Tim Walz and they’re asking him about geopolitical politics, and I think a lot of times that makes them sound, you know, very out of touch.
“That makes them sound very out of touch to what’s going on right here in America,” he said.
A co-host noted that these are the questions being asked of the candidates.
Charlamagne agreed and said that international issues are being “highlighted over what’s happening right here in this country, and when you hear, you know, the Vances and Trumps talking about what’s happening here at home and saying things like ‘America First’ and ‘Make America Great Again,’ that messaging sometimes resonates a lot more.”
He then corrected himself and said, “Not sometimes, it does resonate a lot more.”
Charlamagne then noted that Americans have had little tolerance for money being sent abroad while they are struggling at home with natural disasters.
On Saturday, Harris pledged $157 million in “additional assistance” to Iranian terrorism-harboring Lebanon.
Harris argued that Lebanon is “facing an increasingly dire humanitarian situation” after Israel targetted Islamic terrorists in the state.
“People got outraged,” Charlamagne said.
“They were like, ‘Yo, what about us right here in North Carolina?’
“So, like, that ‘America First’ messaging goes much farther, especially during an election season,” he said.
Last Thursday, Charlamagne, a Harris supporter, also praised the messaging in a Trump ad, which he called “impactful” and “effective.”
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