An MSNBC discussion with black voters revealed they agree with rapper Jay-Z's take on President Donald Trump's frustration over people of color hating him while black unemployment is low. Interestingly, they made the same points as Jay-Z long before the rapper ever said them.
"Donald Trump constantly says racist stuff," said Deborah Rice-Carter. "I was going to try and give him the benefit of the doubt. Thinking, well, he probably doesn't know any better."
When asked if Trump is "the least racist person," as he has claimed, John Alexander said that he believes that Trump is a racist and used race as a tool to inflame certain demographics that supported him. "That's how you win an election."
Voter Ray Reid recalled Trump's political career gaining steam from the "birther" movement, demanding President Barack Obama release his birth certificate to prove he was born in the United States.
"I think it's the modern day equivalent to saying to a slave 'show me your freedom papers,'" Ray said.
During the panel discussion, Christina Greer, a fellow at New York University, explained that "Trump has never been able to look at black people as anything other than ghetto."
Watch the full voter panel and pundit discussion that followed below:
