John Legend Slams Donald Trump, Calling Him A 'Racist' Who Believes 'Black People Are Inferior'
During a recent sit-down with MSNBC, John Legend unleashed on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
"He is a tried and true, dyed-in-the-wool racist," Legend told TV political analyst Jen Psaki on Sunday. "He has made it clear throughout his life that he believes Black people are inferior. Like, he believes that, to his core, in his bones."
Legend, 45, officially endorsed President Joe Biden, claiming Trump "clearly believes in a genetic hierarchy of humanity" that is "racially determined."
Trump, 77, has claimed that he's done more for Black Americans than "any other president since Abraham Lincoln and maybe including Abraham Lincoln" — a statement the "Ordinary People" singer strongly objects.
"When we protested the killing of George Floyd, he was advocating for the military to shoot us in the streets," Legend said.
He continued: "I don't want to hear what [Trump] has to say about what he's done for Black people. He's done very little for us."
"He's not been an ally," the father of five claimed. "At the same time he's claiming credit for those small things, he's also saying if people are stealing something they should get shot in the middle of the store."
The 12-time Grammy Award winner claims Trump "wouldn't let us live in his buildings back in the day," referring to a 1973 federal lawsuit that alleged Trump's real estate company would not rent to Black tenants.
According to NPR, the Justice Department sued Trump, his father Fred Trump, and Trump Management to obtain a settlement in which "Trump and his father would promise not to discriminate" but reportedly did.
The case was eventually settled two years later. Trump attempted to countersue the Justice Department for $100 million for making false statements, but those allegations were dismissed.
"And he is, at his core, truly, truly a racist. You even hear what he says about immigration and what countries he wants people to come in from," the Ohio native continued. "They're all very white."
For the first time in history, prosecutors presented a criminal case against a former American president to a jury, the Associated Press reports. Trump is accused of concocting schemes to prevent damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public.
