Comedian Josh Johnson of the Daily Show hosted a focus group of six black voters from New York and was shocked after half of them said they were going to vote for Trump in the 2024 residential election.
Johnson asked the focus group, “Who will you be voting for in 2024?”
In a surprise to Johnson, three of the six voters on the panel said they would vote for Trump.
Johnson responded to the vote by saying, “Okay, we’re an even split, which — yeah, I didn’t see that coming,”
One of the male voters who is voting for Trump shared, “For me, I have always been a Democrat, and it’s like, for the most part, with the Democratic Party, they always make a bunch of promises that they cannot deliver.”
Another female on the panel added, “You know, they use the issues of the African American community as a soapbox to stand on and make promises just to get us to come out and vote, and then once we vote and everyone’s in place — it’s like, well, what happened?”
Watch a clip of the video here:
This Daily Show focus group of Black New York voters did not go as planned. Half of the focus group (3 out of 6) said they would vote for Trump:
"We're an even split. I didn't see that coming."
"I think there's going to be a big shift. I've always been a Democrat. For the most… pic.twitter.com/VmoDyka5ta— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) July 11, 2024
Check out what Fox News reported:
A “Daily Show” focus group of Black New York voters led to a lively discussion after half of the members said they would vote for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
“Do I have to say his name? I don’t want to, but more than likely, it’s going to be Trump,” one man in the group said.
His admission led to both applause and angry murmurs from the other focus group members, with one woman groaning “unbelievable,” before proclaiming her support for President Biden.
The other members then revealed their intentions, with three pledging their vote to Biden and the other three standing firmly behind Trump.
It gets super awkward for @TheDailyShow when they ask Black New Yorkers who they're voting for this election 😂pic.twitter.com/PizI5rjQPo
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) July 11, 2024
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