Trump has history of insulting Black history and communities, says senior Democrat on Juneteenth

Donald Trump has been attacked over his record of insulting Black America and Black-majority cities by Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Harrison launched his broadside against the Republican presidential contender on Juneteenth, the federal holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War.

“Trump is a lot of things but he certainly isn’t subtle – all of the cities he denigrates have one important thing in common: they all have significant Black populations,” he said in a statement to The Daily Beast.

“Whether it’s Milwaukee, Philly, Detroit or Atlanta, Trump isn’t just insulting 97 square miles on a map, he’s insulting Black communities, Black history, and Black voices.

“He’s telling us exactly what he thinks of Black Americans, and we’re listening.

“That’s why when we go to the polls on November 5, we’re going to vote for someone who respects Black communities, who uplifts Black voices, and who commemorates Black history. We’re going to vote for President Joe Biden.”

Harrison’s comments come after Trump provoked an outcry by reportedly referring to the Wisconsin city of Milwaukee as “horrible” just a month before it hosts the next Republican National Convention at which the candidate will formally accept his party’s 2024 presidential nomination and finally announce his running mate.

Speaking at a rally in Racine in the same state on Tuesday, Trump was forced to U-turn on his criticism by telling his audience: “I love Milwaukee. I was the one that picked Milwaukee. These lying people. They say, ‘Oh, he doesn’t like Milwaukee’. I love Milwaukee. I said, ‘You gotta fix the crime’. We all know that.”

His claim that it was he who chose the city for the convention, rather