Trump co-defendant attacks Fani Willis on race: 'Black women tried to control men by fear'

Harrison Floyd, a former director of Black Voices for Trump, blasted Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for trying to "control men by fear" by charging him with a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Floyd made the remarks during the Doug in Exile podcast on Thursday. The host asked Donald Trump's co-defendant how race came into play in the case.

"The thing that upsets the district attorney, I think, and just my opinion as a Black man, is, so, it's two different things," Floyd explained. "In the Black community, I think just from a history in the community, Black women tried to control men by fear."

Floyd pointed to "single Black mothers" who discipline their sons.

"It's the way that I view, and I think a lot of other black men view that women try to control black men with fear," he remarked. "And, you know, unfortunately for the district attorney, I am a Marine, an infantry Marine... It's kind of hard to intimidate or scare a guy that is kind of — was trained to be inoculated by fear."

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"So I think that probably is part of the reason why my defense has been different than others and why we've been a little bit more successful in our approach," he added, "and why you've seen the district attorney take action specifically against me because I'm putting out the truth and it's catching and there's no way for her to stop it and she doesn't know what to do, but try to put the Black guy in jail, which is what she's used to."

Floyd faces charges including violating Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, influencing a witness, and conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements. He was the only one of 19 defendants to be jailed before posting bond.

Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee recently modified Floyd's bond conditions to allow him to work with Trump's 2024 campaign.

Watch the video clip below.