Forbes Deletes Article Asking Whether Trump Surviving Assassination Attempt Will Be His ‘Next Appeal to Black Voters’
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Forbes deleted an opinion article on Sunday asking whether former President Donald Trump surviving an assassination attempt will help him “appeal to Black voters.”
Forbes contributor Shaun Harper, who serves as a tenured professor and was described by Forbes as a DEI expert, wrote the article, which bore the headline: “Will Surviving Gunfire Be Donald Trump’s Next Appeal To Black Voters?”
The piece appeared to suggest that Black Americans are more likely to be involved in shootings and therefore would sympathize with the presumptive GOP nominee following his assassination attempt.
The link now leads to this page on the Forbes website:
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On Saturday, Trump was shot while speaking to supporters at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The shooter was killed by Secret Service after killing a spectator and wounding two attendees.
After the article was posted and deleted, a flood of negative reaction to the post appeared on social media.
Journalism is broken. pic.twitter.com/eatpQr1JwU
— Christopher Bouzy (spoutible.com/cbouzy) (@cbouzy) July 14, 2024
Just casual racism from Forbes. No biggie. pic.twitter.com/2Gvqe92ofg
— Randy Wilkins (@pamsson) July 14, 2024
What made you laugh the most about this? The premise? The fact that it was written by a “DEI expert?” Or the fact that it’s Forbes? (h/t @cbouzy) pic.twitter.com/GAPl84sND1
— Jeff Blehar is *BOX OFFICE POISON* (@EsotericCD) July 14, 2024
Forbes put this out an hour ago
You do not hate the Media enough pic.twitter.com/G6h4xTRbhr
— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) July 14, 2024
Forbes insinuates that gun violence is inherent to black culture. pic.twitter.com/bJ9Xoq9oUN
— 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠 (@HarmfulOpinion) July 14, 2024
Uh @DrShaunHarper I’m gonna need you to step to the front of the Black congregation and explain this asinine headline in your Forbes article.
Cause this sounds stupid just reading it. 🙄🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/jSx4pHfmhs
— Isaac Hayes III (@IsaacHayes3) July 14, 2024
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