Black Voices for Trump was the officialAfrican American outreach effort of theTrump 2020 campaign. Their goal was to raise support for United States presidentDonald Trump among African Americans.[1][2][3] The group was founded in November 2019.[4][5]
At a Black Voices for Trump event inAtlanta, Trump pledged to makeJuneteenth a federal holiday and push for economic development.[7]
At another event, Trump told a crowd in Atlanta that theDemocrats were fighting harder for people in the country illegally rather than for the black community.[8]
The organization held campaign events in majority Black neighborhoods as well as targeting social media ads to increaseturnout for Trump,[9][10] for example focusing on the importance of Black Republicans inMilwaukee,[11] and focusing on highlighting ways that African Americans have benefited from theTrump economy.[12] After the 2020 elections, exit polls showed that Trump ultimately increased his support among African Americans compared to 2016, and particularly in the Midwest. Apart from economic concerns, a 2023 study found that it was race-related issues that drove more African Americans to side with Trump.[13]
The organization also released merchandise focusing on Blackmillennials and hosted online “Black Voices for Trump Real Talk” events.[14]
In August 2023,Harrison Floyd, the executive director of Black Voices for Trump, was charged with three felonies as part of theprosecution of Donald Trump in Georgia.[15] The indictment paper alleges Floyd recruited pastorStephen Lee to organize a meeting with a local election official andTrevian Kutti, a publicist.[16][17] Floyd turned himself in at theFulton County, Georgia jail on August 24, 2023.[18][19] Floyd was detained because Judge Emily Richardson deemed him a flight risk due to a pending misdemeanor charge in Maryland.[20] Floyd's other charge was due to a May 2023 incident alleging that he assaulted anFBI agent inMaryland.[21][22]
