Taraji P. Henson opens BET Awards with a jab at Trump’s 'Black jobs' comment.
Taraji P. Henson speaks onstage at the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 in Los Angeles.Whether you watched it live or did something else in an effort to preserve your mental health, you probably haven’t been able to ignore the discourse about the CNN presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump that took place on Thursday .
“They’re taking Black jobs now and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people,” Trump said. “They’re taking Black jobs and they’re taking Hispanic jobs and you haven’t seen it yet but you’re going to see something that’s going to be the worst in our history.”from a variety of political backgrounds have said there’s no data to support the claim that immigrants are taking jobs that would have otherwise gone to U.S. citizens.
“ a show packed full of all-stars with Black jobs. Whatever that means,” she added, drily. “But clearly we know there’s a difference – thanks for the info, but we already knew it.” Later in the show, comedian/actor B. Simone had some fun with Trump’s “Black jobs” comment, asking folks in the audience whether jobs the TSA agent, TV judge and hairstylist were “Black jobs.” Diplo Hit With ‘Revenge Porn’ Lawsuit Claiming He Shared Sex Videos Over Snapchat. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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