Are Trump supporters racist or misogynistic? Black Trump voters in Detroit react

Black supporters of President-elect Donald Trump in Michigan have criticized the idea that Black and Hispanic American men voted for a racist and misogynistic incoming commander in chief.

“I think it’s very insulting because we have our own minds,” said Trump supporter Leslie Jones, a Detroit-area apartment repairer.

Jones went on to criticize former President Barack Obama by suggesting that slurs may have played a role in the lack of support from black men for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Before the election, the former leader of the Democratic Alliance told a group of black men at a campaign event that they seemed to disagree with the idea of ​​a woman president.

“I’m a free-thinking person. It’s not that I didn’t vote for her because she’s a woman. It was her policies that I didn’t support. I think what Barack Obama did was very arrogant,” said Jones.

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“I think being called names creates fear,” said Robin Barnes, principal broker and owner of Real Estate-Latitude Realty Group.

Barnes also works for America First Works during the election cycle. He was very involved in the Oakland County area of ​​the organization during the 2024 presidential race.

The Southfield, Michigan resident who supports Trump, continued, “Anything that makes people feel a certain way so they don’t vote the way some party wants people to vote. It all comes down to, again, principles— knowing the policies—understanding how those policies affect you every day—and then that ends fear.”

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Former President Barack Obama shows off Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris after introducing her to speak during Harris’ campaign rally on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, Clarkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

After Trump’s important victory against Harris, Democrats and media experts began an autopsy of the election results, which showed that the Democratic Party lost support from its most loyal voters: black men and Latinos.

The two groups supported a GOP presidential nominee more than ever before on Election Day, reflecting a multiracial working-class coalition in the Republican Party. The attraction of black and Latino men to Trump made one of the co-hosts of “Morning Joe” and his wife and manager, Mika Brzezinski to think with MSNBC contributor Rev. Al Sharpton about the choice of voters.

“Democrats need to mature, and they need to be honest. And they need to say, ‘Yes, there is misogyny, but it’s not just misogyny from White men,'” Scarborough said.

“It’s disrespectful to Hispanic men, it’s disrespectful to black men — things we’ve all been talking about — who don’t want a woman to lead,” he continued.

Scarborough added that “there may be racial issues with Hispanics not wanting a black woman as President of the United States.”

Dr. Wendy Webster told Fox News Digital that it was “offensive” for former President Barack Obama to suggest that slurs played a role in black men favoring then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. (Fox News Digital)

Dr. Wendy Webster, a podiatrist, told Fox News Digital that it is “a crime” for former president Barack Obama to have any criticism of Black men.

“He didn’t help black people when he was in office,” said Webster.

“I don’t know Barack Obama. He had no reason to talk to black men because he never represents our interests,” he added.

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Detroit native Dwayne Harvey, a math teacher, said Obama is “out of touch” with Black men.

“Barack actually didn’t grow up in the Black community … he grew up privileged in Hawaii and different places with his White mother,” Harvey said.

“It’s not about his gender or his race. It’s about goals,” he added.