MSNBC host Al Sharpton criticized Donald Trump, saying he plays “boogeyman politics” as a “low down conman.”
Sharpton argued Trump downplayed the threat of COVID by claiming it would be over in two weeks and suggesting people ingest bleach.
Sharpton said Americans have “collective amnesia” forgetting Trump was voted out and failed as president.
He said Trump is using fearmongering to con voters into believing “the boogeyman is coming.”
Sharpton said, “He was the same guy that stood on television as president of the United States, and said it will be over in two weeks. Don’t worry about it. And then finally he told us to take bleach. So now we’re going – I think that the collective amnesia, that a lot of Americans are having, is the challenge that the Democrats have to put out there, say this is the guy that you voted out.”
“Remember, now, he ran for re-election. You didn’t want him back again. Don’t let him con you now with this boogeyman politics, the boogeyman is coming, the boogeyman is coming. He was the boogeyman,” he said.
Sharpton also noted Trump is on trial next week for felony charges related to hush money payments, questioning if CEOs want to explain supporting a convicted felon selling bibles at a discount after having an affair.
According to Sharpton, Trump employs scare tactics as a dishonest scam artist to mask his failed record.
He said, “He’s playing on style and swagger. I think a lot of is going to crash as the Biden administration gets its messaging together. But don’t forget, when it is said that the lot could happen between now and November, one of the things that could happen is he could be convicted of felonies.”
“Monday after next, a trial starts and you talk about the economy, do CEOs want to explain to the world why a man convicted of felonies of hush money to a porn star, who sells bibles, after he goes to court defending that he had sex with a porn star. ‘Get my bible. I’m giving you a discount. $59.99. You don’t have to pay $60.’ That is how low down of a con man he is.”
