Trump Says Black Voters Won't Back El-Sayed Because He 'Mocks' Them

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLet's fire up the Bonk-o-Meter.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe claim: President Trump said Tuesday that black voters won't back Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed because, in his words, the candidate mocks and disrespects them.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo he's predicting how an entire group of voters will behave in a race that hasn't happened yet. That's ambitious for six in the morning.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere's what we can check. He said it, Breitbart reported it, and the date was Tuesday.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat voters actually do, nobody can check until they vote.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it's a forecast.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA forecast with no polling attached in the story we were given.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe claim that he mocks them is also his opinion, and the report doesn't offer examples.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLater this half hour, what happens when two hundred job applications all sound like a robot?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRating: Medium Bonkers, because we can confirm he said it and nothing else.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDo I get a mug?