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By Keith Boykin, Word in Black

Former U.S. President Donald Trump meets employees during a visit to a Chick-fil-A restaurant on April 10, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump is visiting Atlanta for a campaign fundraising event he is hosting. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump meets employees during a visit to a Chick-fil-A restaurant on April 10, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump is visiting Atlanta for a campaign fundraising event he is hosting. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Years ago, when I worked for President Clinton, activists would often call me to complain about the administration’s policies. But when the same activists were invited to meet the President at the White House, the tone of their objections inevitably changed when they spoke to him in person. 

There’s something about proximity to power and celebrity that makes people much more polite when they’re in the presence of powerful people than when they’re not. 

That’s the best possible explanation I can come up with for the reaction of Chick-fil-A workers and customers when Donald Trump stopped at one of the company’s restaurants in Atlanta today. “I don’t care what the media tells you, Mr. Trump, we support you,” one Black woman told him.

It could be that the twice-impeachedquadruple-indicted presidential candidate just happened to meet the few Black people in Atlanta who support him all at the same place at the same time. Or it could be they were just being polite. Either way, it’s not representative of the Black community in Atlanta, in Georgia, or the rest of the country.

Boykin continues the argument on Word in Black.

Faked images have recently shown Trump with Black supporters.

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