Critics Baffled By Trump's 'Black Jobs' Remarks At Debate: 'What The F**k Is' That?

Ben Blanchet

Updated 28 June 2024 at 10:17 am·3-min read

Former President Donald Trump sparked confusion and shock among debate viewers on Thursday when he referred to “Black jobs” while he criticized President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.

The presumptive GOP presidential nominee claimed that his opponent’s “big kill on the Black people” was allowing “millions” of people to enter America via the border.

“They’re taking Black jobs now and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people,” Trump said.

“They’re taking Black jobs and they’re taking Hispanic jobs and you haven’t seen it yet but you’re gonna see something that’s going to be the worst in our history,” he added.

Trump: "His big kill on the Black people is the millions of people that he's allowed to come in through the border. They're taking Black jobs now." pic.twitter.com/JmZSy2LDxC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 28, 2024

Trump’s evidence-free, false claim didn’t sit well with Black lawmakers such as Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who noted that she’s one of less than 60 Black women who have been sworn in to Congress.

“I’m assuming Trump doesn’t think my job is a ‘black job,’ but MY BLACK TAIL will be up early to do the work of my amazing & beautiful coalition of people that make up TX-30!” Crockett wrote of her district on X, formerly Twitter.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) also posted on X to question Trump, writing, “I still don’t understand the ‘black job’ comment, it would have been nice if there was a follow up to understand what he was trying to say.”

Adrianne Shropshire, executive director of BlackPAC, told Reuters that Trump’s comment sparked “a hilarious meme all across Black Twitter” and it showed him failing to connect with Black voters.

“That there are specific Black jobs for Black people that immigrants are coming to take. Utter nonsense,” she said.

You can check out more reactions to Trump’s comment below.

what the fuck is a black job?! #Debates2024 pic.twitter.com/JulJWG3grA
— tati! ⁷ 🍉 (@tatigabriellee) June 28, 2024

Trump : “the blacks” ….”black jobs”

Me: pic.twitter.com/xnswh0r7QN
— Big Celleo From the Kokomo (@Cellustharula90) June 28, 2024

I hate that no one has challenged this notion of "Black jobs."
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 28, 2024

WTF is “Black jobs”? Answer quickly pic.twitter.com/7GCzLKffuc
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) June 28, 2024

“Black jobs” is one of the craziest things I’ve heard. Which came right after “he’s being like a Palestinian, but a bad one.”

Holy shit.
— brandon / jinx / big jinx (@brandonjinx) June 28, 2024

Me searching for the “black jobs” on LinkedIn tomorrow pic.twitter.com/hZiUGHF5df
— 💛BeMy. (@BeMyFiasco) June 28, 2024

Then I asked myself, did I get the job because I was Black, or was it a Black Job? pic.twitter.com/KdD5bqv8tF
— Dom N' The City | NYC Food & Lifestyle (@DomNTheCity) June 28, 2024

Black jobs? pic.twitter.com/cqfGCRJ153
— IAMNJERA (@IAMNJERA) June 28, 2024

I'm sorry, the term "Black jobs" is sending me. #DebateNight pic.twitter.com/ypJXlkMbEQ
— Denise Hemphill. 🐝 (@itsbrysonM_) June 28, 2024

trump what did you mean by they’re taking black jobs??? what am i supposed to be doing exactly? #TheRealDebate pic.twitter.com/MP3Fuz2sdp
— somebody’s keys (@tinytreestumps) June 28, 2024

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