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Charles Barkley: Black People Who Vote for Democratic Party Are ‘Still Poor (Video)

One of the more unexpected guests making the rounds in the “spin room” ahead of the Democratic debate on Tuesday evening was basketball legend Charles Barkley. The former NBA star both called out President Trump’s latest inflammatory comments and doubled down on his past criticism that Democrats have taken black voters for granted.

“I think all politicians take black folks for granted. They talk to black folks every four years and that’s about it … and then do nothing about it,” Barkley told Yahoo News. “Both parties suck in that aspect.” he told a Yahoo News 

“And both parties suck in that aspect, and that is not a Republican or Democratic thing, not a liberal or conservative thing. It’s an economic thing. Economic opportunity. And that’s what both parties’ been neglecting, especially the Democratic Party,” Barkley continued.

“Every black person I know has always voted Democratic, and with the exception of a few guys who can play sports, all those people are still poor,” he added.

Barkley said that his top two choices so far are two Democrats: former Obama Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro; or South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. But he hasn’t made a formal choice “because I’m not sure if they’d get enough traction to be counted.”

Charles Barkley is the same as he was on the field he is speaking the truth and when it comes to black voters Dems shouldn’t take their votes for granted.