Trump: 'I've always had a great relationship with the blacks'

African Americans, one of us wrote earlier this week, happen to be one of the few voting blocs with a solid net-positive view of the real estate mogul...

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Carrie Dann writes:As Politico’s Ben Smith has pointed out, some prominent African Americans aren’t exactly fans of Donald Trump’s questions about President Obama’s citizenship.

And African Americans, one of us wrote earlier this week, happen to be one of the few voting blocs with a solid net-positive view of the real estate mogul. According to a February NBC/WSJ poll, 27 percent of black respondents have a favorable opinion of Trump, while 22 percent take a negative view. (Compare that to 26% positive/ 29% negative overall.)

That may be true, but today on the Fred Dicker radio show, Trump boasted of his relationship with the black community in a particularly, well, blunt way.

“I have a great relationship with the blacks,” Trump said. “I’ve always had a great relationship with the blacks.”

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