When no one gave Donald Trump a chance among black voters, these African Americans were ride or die for their candidate and they’ll likely be rewarded for their loyalty.
The surprise victory of reality-TV star and businessman Donald Trump will mean positions of power for one of the loneliest segments of the Grand Ol’ Party: black Republicans.
Long vilified as being political “traitors to the race,” the pressure on black Republicans who helped Trump win the presidential election was even more intense than normal this political cycle given Trump’s stereotyping of black communities as violent, his father’s housing discrimination and Trump’s continual vilification of the Central Park Five. Even with all of that, 8 percent of African Americans voted for Trump, 2 percentage points more than for Mitt Romney in 2012.
Supporting Trump was viewed as a waste of time and a suicide mission, views that appeared to be backed up in polls showing his black support at zero in some cities. But with Trump’s predicted-by-nobody victory, there are some African-American supporters almost certain to find themselves in positions of power.
Some names you can expect to pop up as the Trump administration chooses staff and members of the cabinet are Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, CNN political analyst Paris Dennard, Republican National Committee outreach fellow Leah LeVell, Thurgood Marshall College Fund President and CEO Johnny Taylor and Bob Woodson, founder and president of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise.
What job each person would occupy is hard to identify in such early stages, but there are more than 1,800 jobs to fill as part of the Executive Office of the President and filling them will take months.
One name you won’t see is Dr. Ben Carson, who pulled his name from consideration for a cabinet position because he felt he was unqualified. But here’s a list of 10 of the most obvious African Americans who worked to elect Trump who are likely to serve in his administration.
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