Charles Barkley Backtracks But Still Calls Any Black Donald Trump Supporter An "Idiot"
Last week Charles Barkley made it clear how he felt about any black person who supported former President Donald Trump.
On Wednesday, he backtracked on when he said he would punch those supporters in the face. Barkley explained his comments during an appearance on CNN's "King Charles" show.
"Well, let me say, is this my camera right there? I want to make sure people can hear me," Barkley said. "Number one, obviously, I'm not going to go around punching random strangers in the face, first and foremost. Secondly, people can vote for who they want to. People can vote for who they want to. The point I was trying to make -- no, the point I was making, I wasn't trying to make it, when Donald Trump compares his plight with that other black person, that is what I had a problem with."
While Barkley distanced himself from violence part of his comments, he refused to back down from what he said about blacks who support Trump.
"Now, I do want to say this. I want to make it perfectly clear," Barkley said. "If you're a black person and you're wearing a Donald Trump mug shot, you are a freaking idiot. And I'm only saying freaking idiot because they won't let me say what I really want to say. But you can figure it out. It starts with an F." But you are. Listen, people can vote for who they want to. But for him to compare his plight with that other African -- I don't even like that term, the black people in America is asinine and stupid. And like I said, you guys can put on those two small T-shirts, like you all got them on, get a big size if you're going to wear it, don't put on a medium and act like you got muscles, but that is so -- it just -- that bothered me."
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