World News – US – Ice Cube Helped Develop New ‘Black Trump Platform’ And Fans Are Calling About It

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On Tuesday afternoon, Trump 2020 Senior Advisor Katrina Pierson posted a tweet thanking the hip-hop veteran « for his willingness » to work with the Trump administration on the « Platinum Plan » – a package $ 500 billion that would supposedly help black communities The plan is to create 3 million new jobs, push for criminal justice reform, improve access to better education and better job opportunities. employment, reduce health care costs and designate June 17 as a national holiday

Cube replied, « Actually: I put on the CWBA Both parties contacted me Dems said we will go to the CWBA after the election The Trump campaign made some adjustments to his plan after we talked about the CWBA « 

The artist / actor has made a number of controversial comments suggesting he did not want to vote for the Democratic ticket Throughout the 2020 race, Cube has consistently called on both sides to explain how they will help black people american He also called on politicians to sign his “contract with black America,” which set out a number of commitments related to prison reform, bank loans, etc.

A fan’s review, who received a retweet with a comment from Cube, began: « My Hip-Hop HERO @icecube is working with the Darkside I haven’t felt this low since Kobe moved on »

Cube intervened by saying, « Either side is the Darkside for us here in America They are all the same until something changes for us They all lie and they all cheat, but we can’t afford to do not negotiate with anyone in power or our situation in this country will never change Our justice is bipartisan « 

On October 11, the 51-year-old reiterated his concerns about the country’s current two-party system He once again asked if the two main parties were really committed to helping black communitiesIce Cube acknowledged the backlash he received for refusing to endorse Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and suggested Democrats take the black vote for granted

He went on to say that he had been in contact with Democratic and Republican leaders, stressing that he did not trust any of them

“No president has done our best,” he said in a video “So I don’t trust any of them Putting our hopes and dreams behind one of them just not working I made contact with them, trying to talk about these real issues All right I think the Democrats have been nice I don’t really see them pushing their policies in a different direction. « He added that the Democrats have recruited « every black and shit celebrity on their squad, so they’re just wondering, » Tell Cube to shut it down and vote ‘I’m not gonna do this I’m gonna push the program « 

He continued, « We also met the Republicans They’ve shifted their agenda a lot because of what we said They’re putting $ 500 billion on the table But who knows what’s really going to happen I just know that ‘one of them will win And I don’t know if that really matters to us « 

News of Cube’s alleged involvement in the Platinum Plan immediately drew criticism, as many called the artist a ‘sell-out’ and ‘manipulator’. Some Twitter users criticized him for not be completely transparent about his work with the Trump administration, and claimed that his previous comments gave the false impression that he was unwilling to support either side

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