FOLKS, WITH 2020 APPROACHING, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS LAUNCHED A
NEW INITIATIVE TO REACH OUT TO BLACK VOTERS.
BUT I WOULD NOT GET HIS HOPES UP, BECAUSE YOU MAY REMEMBER
THIS MOMENT FROM 2016 WHEN HE DECIDED TO REACH OUT TO BLACK
VOTERS AT A CAMPAIGN RALLY...
ONE AT A TIME.
>> WE HAD A CASE WHERE WE HAD AN AFRICAN AMERICAN GUY WHO WAS A
FAN OF MINE, GREAT FAN, GREAT GUY.
IN FACT, I WANNA FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HIM.
LOOK AT MY AFRICAN AMERICAN OVER HERE.
LOOK AT HIM.
>> Stephen: WOW.
IT IS NOT EVERY POLITICIAN WHO THINKS THEY CAN WIN OVER AFRICAN
AMERICANS WITH THE MESSAGE:
"LOOK, EVERYBODY, I GOT ONE!"
NOW, IT TURNS OUT, WHEN TRUMP SAID "MY AFRICAN AMERICAN" HE
WAS POINTING AT GREGORY CHEADLE, A CALIFORNIA BUSINESSMAN WHO,
FOR YEARS, HAS BEEN A STAUNCH REPUBLICAN AND STRONG TRUMP
SUPPORTER.
THAT IS, UNTIL RECENTLY, BECAUSE APPARENTLY, THE MAN TRUMP CALLED
"MY AFRICAN AMERICAN" NO LONGER SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT.
LOSING CHEADLE'S SUPPORT IS REALLY BAD NEWS FOR THE
PRESIDENT.
FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE OUR OWN FAKE IN-HOUSE NEWS TEAM, "REAL
NEWS TONIGHT."
AND THESE FOLKS ARE DEDICATED TO GIVING TRUMP ONLY POSITIVE
COVERAGE THAT HE WANTS TO HEAR.
AND ITS LEAD ANCHOR, JIM ANCHORTON, IS SUCH A DEVOTED
SUPPORTER OF THE PRESIDENT THAT HE WANTED TO FIND OUT WHY THE
POSITION OF "TRUMP'S AFRICAN AMERICAN" IS SUDDENLY VACANT.
SO HE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE.
>> I SAT DOWN WITH THE FORMER TRUMP'S "MY AFRICAN
AMERICAN," GREGORY CHEADLE, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE
IN THIS COVETED ROLE.
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, IN THE FLESH, IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
FLESH.
>> SAME WITH YOU >> SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE TO SIT
WITH ME.
I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH YOU.
>> IT'S MUTUAL.
>> ON THAT FATEFUL DAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WAS ABOUT YOU THAT
HAD YOU SELECTED BY TRUMP?
>> I WAS THE ONLY BLACK IN THE AUDIENCE.
>> SO YOU ARE SAYING YOUR NUMBER-ONE QUALIFICATION IS THAT
YOU SHOWED UP AND YOU WERE BLACK?
>> RIGHT.
>> HOW DID IT FEEL TO BE TRUMP'S AFRICAN AMERICAN?
>> AT THAT TIME, I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH IT.
>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE GOING TO REPUBLICAN EVENTS?
AND HOW OFTEN WERE YOU MISTAKEN FOR A WAITER?
>> NO, IN MOST CASES I'M MISTAKEN AS SECURITY.
>> SO, LIKE, EIGHT OUT OF TEN TIMES?
>> TEN OUT OF TEN.
>> WHAT ABOUT BEING AN UNNAMED, UNPAID REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
BLACK COMMUNITY MADE YOU WANT TO GIVE UP THE JOB?
>> I WAS NOT A SPOKESPERSON FOR ALL THE BLACK AMERICANS.
THAT WAS VERY PAINFUL, BECAUSE THE BLACK AMERICANS DID NOT SEE
ME AS THEIR SPONSOR OR ONE THAT WOULD REPRESENT THEM.
>> OKAY, SO CHEADLE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH TRUMP, BUT I SAW A
CHANCE TO HELP.
TRUMP NEEDS A NEW AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND I DON'T WANT TO
LET HIM DOWN.
SO I'VE COME TO HARLEM, NEW YORK, WHERE I BELIEVE ALL THE
BLACK PEOPLE LIVE, TO HELP HIM WITH HIS SEARCH.
HOW HARD CAN IT BE?
WE NEED ANOTHER PERSON OF COLOR TO BE TRUMP'S AFRICAN AMERICAN.
WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
>> WHY NOT?
>> BECAUSE HE'S A RACIST.
>> ACCORDING TO HIS TWITTER FEED, HE IS THE LEAST RACIST
PERSON IN AMERICA.
>> THAT'S FALSE.
>> WELL, WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE.
>> WHAT'S UP WITH THAT HAIRSTYLE YOU GOT, BRO?
>> HUH?
GOT TO KEEP IT SHELLACKED DOWN, GOT TO KEEP IT SHELLACKED DOWN.
>> THAT (BLEEP) IS NOT BLACK THOUGH, BROTHER.
>> IT'S WINDY TODAY.
IT'S WINDY TODAY.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHO GREGORY CHEADLE IS?
>> NO.
>> WELL, HE USED TO BE TRUMP'S AFRICAN AMERICAN, RIGHT?
HE STEPPED DOWN.
HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE.
>> ANOTHER "YES" MAN.
>> SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER PERSON WHO WOULD DO IT.
>> OH, REALLY?
>> DO YOU WANT TO DO IT?
>> NO, DEFINITELY NOT.
>> SO, DO YOU KNOW WHERE I COULD FIND SOMEBODY?
>> NOT REALLY.
>> YOU'RE IN THE WRONG-- YOU'RE IN THE WRONG BOROUGH.
>> DO YOU WANT THE OPPORTUNITY?
>> TO BE WHAT, HIS AFRICAN AMERICAN?
>> TRUMP'S AFRICAN AMERICAN.
>> HELL NO.
>> I'M HERE TO HELP TRUMP FIND ANOTHER PERSON WILLING TO BE--
>> SO YOU WANT-- >> --HIS AFRICAN AMERICAN, YEAH.
>> ME?
OH, MAN-- >> OH, YEAH.
THAT'S THE LOOK OF SURPRISE.
THAT'S THE LOOK OF ENJOYMENT.
THAT'S THE LOOK OF SOMEBODY WHO'S READY TO TAKE THAT NEXT
STEP IN LINE.
>> I-- HEY, I DON'T-- I CAN'T.
I CAN'T.
I'M NOT GOING TO BE ANYBODY'S AFRICAN AMERICAN.
MAYBE ONE OF MY HOMEBOYS.
>> OH, YEAH?
WHAT ABOUT ME?
>> MAYBE YOU.
MAYBE ME AND YOU COULD HANG OUT AND I COULD-- YOU COULD BE
MY AFRICAN AMERICAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> YEAH.
YES.
LET'S DO THE THINGS THAT THEY DO.
HEY, HO, HA.
>> BUT I CAN'T BE JUST ANYBODY'S AFRICAN AMERICAN.
>> WOULD YOU HANG OUT WITH THIS GUY?
>> MAYBE IF-- I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE IF IT WAS, LIKE, NO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHO GREGORY CHEADLE IS?
>> NO.
>> WELL, HE'S THE GUY THAT TRUMP CALLED, "HIS AFRICAN AMERICAN."
HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE IT ANYMORE.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE WHO'D WANT TO BE IT.
EITHER OF YOU?
>> NO.
>> NO?
WHY NOT?
>> YOU COULDN'T PAY ME ENOUGH.
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S NO PAY INVOLVED.
>> OKAY.
>> THERE'S NO PAY.
IS NOT HEY, WE LOVE NEW YORK ♪ >> LUCKILY FOR ME, I RAN INTO
SOMEONE A LITTLE MORE OPTIMISTIC.
>> HARLEM, BABY, HARLEM.
DO I WANT IT?
SURE, I'LL TRY IT.
WHY NOT?
>> YOU'LL TRY IT.
>> I'LL GO FOR-- I'LL GO FOR IT.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT AND BELIEVE THE
PRESIDENT >> PRESIDENT TRUMP?
>> YEAH >> OH, NO, I DON'T WANT TO DO
IT, NO.
♪ BEAT IT, BEAT IT BEAT IT, BEAT IT
>> THEY WERE NOT SEEING THE MAJESTY OF MY VISION, SO I TRIED
A LITTLE ROLE PLAYING TO SELL THE JOB.
WE NEED TO FIND ANOTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN FOR TRUMP.
>> MM-HMM.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO HIM RIGHT NOW?
>> I JUST MOVED TO NEW YORK.
I'VE BEEN HERE A MONTH.
I HAVE YET TO FIND A JOB, SO IF I NEED TO BE YOUR AFRICAN
AMERICAN, ARE YOU GONNA PAY ME AND PUT SOME MONEY IN MY POCKET?
>> IT'S AN UNPAID JOB.
IT'S AN UNPAID JOB.
>> OH, THAT'S A DEAL BREAKER.
>> HOW CAN I TURN THAT "NO" INTO A "YES"?
>> YOU CAN ADD IN THE DENTAL AND COSMETIC SURGERY.
>> COSMETIC SURGERY?
>> COSMETIC SURGERY.
>> SOMETHING TELLS ME HE MIGHT ACTUALLY PAY FOR THAT.
>> ( LAUGHS ) >> SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS FIND
ANOTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP.
>> NO, NOT ME.
THAT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.
MY ANCESTORS WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ME.
I PROMISE YOU THAT ONE.
>> CAN THEY SEE YOU RIGHT NOW?
>> YEAH, THEY ALL AROUND THE UNIVERSE.
>> BUT JUST STAND IN THE SAME FRAME WITH THE MAN.
SEE HOW IT LOOKS.
TRY IT ON.
>> I CAN MAKE ANY FACE I WANT TOWARDS IT?
>> WHOA, YEAH, OH, YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> WOW, NO ONE WILL TAKE THIS AWESOME POSITION.
WHY?
AND I HAVE TALKED TO LITERALLY EVERY AFRICAN AMERICAN THERE IS.
SO I WENT BACK TO THE O.G., THE ORIGINAL GUY TRUMP POINTED
AT.
I'M HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING SOMEONE TO BE TRUMP'S AFRICAN
AMERICAN.
>> I'M SURE YOU ARE.
>> WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE YOU HIS AFRICAN AMERICAN AGAIN?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
>> SO NOBODY WANTS TO DO THIS THING.
BUT I HAVE A PROPOSITION FOR YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WILL YOU SUPPORT ME, JIM ANCHORTON, TO BE TRUMP'S NEXT
AFRICAN AMERICAN?
>> NO.
>> YOU WON'T?
>> I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO THROUGH WHAT I WENT THROUGH.
>> IF YOU REALLY LOVED ME, YOU WOULD SUPPORT ME.
>> I SUPPORT YOU BY NOT SUPPORTING YOU.
>> WELL, IF TRUMP TAUGHT ME ANYTHING, IT WAS TO IGNORE MY
ADVISORS AND DO WHAT I WANT ANYWAY.
SO I'M THROWING MY SUPPORT BEHIND ME, JIM ANCHORTON, FOR
TRUMP'S AFRICAN AMERICAN.
>> I SUPPORT JIM ANCHORTON BECAUSE I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE YOU.
YOU ARE THE MAN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
ANCHORTON.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH PHARRELL WILLIAMS!