WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump thinks the United States
will not see another black president for some time
because Barack Obama has "set a very poor standard,"
the billionaire businessman, entertainer and Republican
presidential candidate told ABC News on Sunday. Trump
-- who has questioned whether Obama was born in the
United States and was once sued by the Justice
Department because the management of his apartment
complexes allegedly discriminated against black tenants
-- also thinks he'll win the black vote.
Trump responded to a question on the show about a
tweet he sent last year saying America would not see
another black president for generations because of how
poorly he thought Obama had done.
"He has done nothing for African Americans. You look at
what's gone on with their income levels. You look at
what's gone on with their youth. I thought that he would
be a great cheerleader for this country. I thought he'd do
a fabulous job for the African American citizens of this
country. He has done nothing," Trump said.
"They have problems now in terms of unemployment
numbers, look at their unemployment numbers. And you
have -- here you have a black president who's done
very poorly for the African Americans of this country,"
Trump said. "I think that I will win the African American
vote and I think I will win the Hispanic vote."
Trump also distanced himself from his past praise of
some of his current opponents, basically acknowledging
he only said nice things about them in the past because
he needed good relationships with politicians for
business purposes.
Trump also would not rule out a third-party run for
office, saying only that he wouldn't run as an
independent if he was treated fairly by the Republican
party.
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