Just when you thought Donald Trump’s presidential campaign couldn’t get any more ridiculous, he continues to lower the bar. On Monday, he made a bizarre appearance on Adin Ross’ livestream in an attempt to reach Gen Z voters.
First, Trump walked out to 50 Cent’s “Many Men” in a room full of his supporters donning “Make America Great Again” regalia. Perhaps it was an ode to 50 Cent placing Trump’s head on his infamous “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” album cover last month after the assassination attempt on the former president.
Trump also had incendiary words about his controversial appearance last week at the annual conference for the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago. Ross joined Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla. for the talk.
Trump has a history of attempting to pander to Black voters by using hip hop culture. We’ve seen it with high-profile endorsements from artists like Kanye West, Waka Flocka Flame and Azealia Banks. Most recently, MAGA recruited Amber Rose (West’s ex and the mother to Wiz Khalifa’s son) to speak at the Republican National Convention last month to convince Black folks to back Trump.
His interview with Ross lasted for an hour and 20 minutes, during which Trump repeated anti-immigration comments and bashed Vice President Kamala Harris. The 23-year-old live streamer has gone viral in the past for hosting white nationalists like the former president on his show (i.e. Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate).
In addition, Trump attacked ABC News journalist Rachel Scott, one of three moderators at his NABJ panel last week. Trump stated that Scott should be fired for questioning him about his disturbing history of racist remarks and how he has treated Black political opponents and journalists in the past.
“This woman starts talking … about racism, and I said, ‘You didn’t even say hello to me,’ and I’m doing them a favor by doing this,” Trump said to Ross. “I’m doing this out of respect to the Black community.” The former president also told Ross that he didn’t “know who [Scott] was” and hurled insults her way.
“She was nasty. Terrible person. She is horrible. She was very nasty,” Trump stated. He also remarked that “if I owned that network I would fire her so fast.”
At the end of the discussion, Ross gifted Trump a free Tesla cybertruck covered with a picture of Trump holding his fist up after the assassination attempt on his life life month at a Pennsylvania rally.