Actor Walks Back Critique of Obama’s ‘Awful Message’ to Black Men After Call
Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, October 17, 2024
Actor Wendell Pierce received a personal phone call from former President Barack Obama after he posted criticisms of his lecture to black men.
{snip} Obama said black men “just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president.” While Pierce raged against the lecture on X, the actor best known for his roles in Suits and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, appeared on CNN on Wednesday to walk back his online rant.
“I didn’t offer it as a criticism. For me, it was nothing more than strategists in a room saying, ‘Hey, what is the best messaging for black men?’” Pierce explained.
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Pierce’s post remains live on X and has received over 4,000 likes.
“Awful message. The party has to stop scapegoating Black men. Black men aren’t the problem,” Pierce wrote. “No other group votes at 87-90% for Dems but Black folk. Men and women. That is a false flag. Black men voting for Trump is insignificant.”
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