Twitter Lights Up After Trump Proclaims He’ll Get ’95% of the African American’ Vote in 2020

During a speech today, Donald Trump said that he believes 95% of black voters will vote for him after one term in office because his presidency would be so good for communities of color. He usually polls around 1-2% among potential voters of color, so the proclamation was a little shocking.

Unaided by a hashtag, the phrase “95% of the African American” began trending on Twitter briefly this evening.

Apparently this means Trump will get 95% of the African-American vote from the 10 Black ppl he knows. pic.twitter.com/wOdRZPpak7

— Darryl Clayton (@DarrylDclayton) August 19, 2016

Trump thinks if he goes to a white town & says “African American” & throws in “95 % of the African American vote”….he will get our vote? ?

— PoliticoZ (@Politicodivers2) August 19, 2016

Yes, Omarosa, Trump guaranteed that he would get 95% of the African-American vote in 2020… pic.twitter.com/3aHVfXoE8A

— The Smoking Gun (@tsgnews) August 19, 2016

Let me stop you right there, playa. There are 95 things wrong w/ Trump’s assertion. Actually, #AllOfThem are wrong. https://t.co/1mqzIXxc8N

— ☔️ April ☔️ (@ReignOfApril) August 19, 2016

Trump isn’t going to get 95% of the votes of black former contestants on The Apprentice. https://t.co/52lroCq2lu

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) August 19, 2016

“In 4 years, I guarantee you, I will get more than 95% of the African-American vote.” –Trump in Dimondale, Michigan. pic.twitter.com/KzP8DXjnQl

— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 19, 2016

Trump: “I bet that I will get 95% of the African American vote”
African Americans: pic.twitter.com/tYFO5qMA9I

— Peppermint Petty (@jazzvjack) August 19, 2016

So Trump just said that he guarantees that by the end of 4 years he’ll get over 95% of the black vote. pic.twitter.com/A6y299CHk6

— ✨ Edward Leto ✨ (@EdTheJoker) August 19, 2016

Trump believes he'll get 95% of the African American votes in 4 years. Winning in 2016 is going to stand in the way. pic.twitter.com/fLD1RItEqm

— HRH Orchid (@hrh_orchid) August 19, 2016

Trump WILL get 95% of the African American vote…when he bans all black people from voting except for @SheriffClarke.

— Laffy the Mediocre (@Laffybug) August 19, 2016

@NYDailyNews @realDonaldTrump @POTUS Which I find HIGHLY IMPROBABLE to HIGHLY IMPOSSIBLE

— Artie Castro (@artiecastro) August 19, 2016

@NYDailyNews @maggieNYT Delusional and insulting.

— Moderate Republican (@ModerateRCT) August 19, 2016

Trump declaring he will win 95% of the black vote is like me saying I'm going to hit the lotto tonight without buying a ticket

— Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) August 19, 2016

In the event Trump wins in 2016, it will still take four years to determine if he or the people making jokes on Twitter are right.

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