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Trump Basks in Black History Month Praise, Dodging Racism Claims
Felicia Cook praised President Trump’s crime policies and thanked his administration for support after her grandson’s death during the White House Black History Month event.
- At the White House, Feb 18, Felicia Cook called `He keeps it real, just like grandma` to praise Trump, defending him from racism accusations.
- Amid the social media uproar, the White House defended then deleted a post depicting the Obamas as apes, while President Trump blamed a staffer and declined to apologize.
- Cook said her grandson was killed in a shooting and members of the Trump administration interviewed her before she testified to Congress supporting Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, then passionately defended the president, drawing cheers and a hug from Trump.
- For a second day, Trump touted decades-long ties with prominent Black Americans to rebut accusations of racism and asserted, `in 2024 we won more African American voters than any Republican presidential candidate in history.`
- Civil rights advocates noted that Trump's rhetoric and efforts to curb diversity risk erasing progress, while critics called the SAVE America Act `Jim Crow 2.0` and Forbes described its tax claim as a repackaged deduction.
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The Iowa StandardPresident Trump Celebrates Black History Month: Advancing Opportunity and Prosperity for Every American
Today, President Donald J. Trump hosts leaders from the black community at the White House to mark Black History Month and reflect on the Administration’s
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