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LISTEN: Trump Claims to Have Done More for Black America than Obama

Jamie Jackson
August 3, 2020

In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with former President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to Obama's departure to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump relentlessly congratulates himself for the healthy state of the U.S. economy. But in the year since Trump’s inauguration, most analysts tend to agree on this: The economy remains essentially the same sturdy one he inherited from Obama. (Rob Carr/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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President Donald Trump makes a bold claim, that he has done more for Black America than the nation’s first Black President, Barack Obama. Trump claims to have done more for African Americans, Asian Americans, and women than Obama.

A recent Black-PAC poll finds Black voters no not agree with Trump’s claims.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Correspondent Jamie Jackson’s report:

President Barack Obama shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Jamie Jackson is an Emmy-nominated television and radio broadcaster who has served American Urban Radio Networks since 2015. He previously covered the Obama and Trump administrations as a White House Correspondent and Pool Reporter for AURN News. Jamie hosted a national PBS television special in 2023 and over the years has worked as a TV news anchor and local NPR host for stations across the country. His work has been honored by numerous organizations, including the NAACP and the Virginia Farm Bureau.