Pablo Torre Finds Out
Why Trump’s Road to the White House Runs Through His Four Black Athlete Friends
16 Jul 2024
What do Mike Tyson, Lawrence Taylor, Darryl Strawberry and Herschel Walker have in common? They were Donald Trump's New York superstar allies in the 1980s — and they remain his time-warped avatars for Black American voters in 2024. Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba transports us from selling handbags at Trump Tower to receiving calls from these aging MAGA all-stars on a nostalgic, notorious and downright criminal journey toward interviewing Trump himself at Mar-a-Lago.Further reading:'They see strength': The Black sports icons shaping Donald Trump's take on race, politics, and masculinity (Semafor) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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