DL Hughley isn’t a fan of Donald Trump at all. So you can probably guess how D.L. reacted when Trump jumped to defend Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Despite the mounting allegations against Kavanaugh, Trump is doin’ what Trump does to overlook all of his faults. However, the controversial president hasn’t been as understanding and considerate of Central Park Five.
If you haven’t heard of the Central Park Five, they’re a group of African-American males accused of raping a white female jogger. Although all of the men have been accused of committing similar crimes, apparently, Trump refuses to acknowledge that when it comes to Brett Kavanaugh. D.L. recently took to Twitter to offer his opinion on the situation.
Be Fair Or Be Nothin’:
D.L. Hughley has been on a roll lately when it comes to citing double standards in politics, race relations, and other areas of life. A couple weeks ago, he argued the double standards in sports, noting how Serena Williams’ was treated in comparison to the white male tennis stars who have had similar meltdowns during tournaments. Now, he’s turned his attention to Trump’s support of Brett Kavanaugh.
D.L. posted a tweet that included a quote from Trump where he talked about the “scary time for young men in America.” He complained about people being found guilty of crimes they didn’t commit. D.L. flipped the script and explained why Trump definitely wasn’t talking about black men. Since the justice system has rarely worked in favor of black suspects, D.L. believes Trump was alluding to men of his own hue. Sadly, there are many cases where black males are considered guilty until proven innocent, instead of innocent until proven guilty. But now that Brett Kavanaugh is in the hot seat, Trump has the ability to see the reality of the issue despite the mounting evidence against Kavanaugh.
#Trump: “it’s a very scary time for young men in America, when you can be guilty of something you may not be guilty of.”
He clearly wasn’t talkin bout black men. We’ve been blamed for shit for 400 yrs. They may lose a job. We lose our lives. Nothin scarier than that. #TeamDl
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) October 3, 2018
For those who didn’t happen to hear Trump’s full statement, he said, “Well, it’s a tough thing going on. If you can be an exemplary person for 35 years, and then somebody comes and they say you did this or that, and they give three witnesses, and the three witnesses—at this point—do not corroborate what she was saying. It’s a very scary situation where you’re guilty until proven innocent. My whole life … my whole life I’ve heard you’re innocent until proven guilty, but now you’re guilty until proven innocent. That is a very, very difficult standard,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent:
By now, we all know Trump has more than a few narcissistic tendencies, which is why he’s always spoken of the Central Park Five as if they were found guilty. The five men accused of 1989 rape have long been exonerated, but apparently, Trump didn’t get the memo.
He still speaks lowly of them, as if they are convicted felons. Despite the details of the case and the detailed confession from the true perpetrator, Matias Reyes, Trump still refuses to see the black males involved as innocent citizens who were wrongfully accused of a horrible crime they did not commit.
In fact, back in 2016, Trump called for the case to be reopened because he believed the five suspects should have faced the death penalty.
At the time, he said, “They admitted they were guilty… The police doing the original investigation say they were guilty. The fact that that case was settled with so much evidence against them is outrageous.”
So with all of the evidence against Brett Kavanaugh, why isn’t Trump comin’ for him the same way he’s humiliated the Central Park 5? Well, we all know the reason why and like D.L. Hughley, many people see race as the key factor. Sadly in Trump’s America, race matters more than the truth, which is why D.L. is urging black people to stay woke.
