Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent said he believes black men are identifying with President Trump ahead of the November election.
While on Capitol Hill Wednesday visited lawmakers along with civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the musician, whose given name is Curtis Jackson III, told a reporter he sees black men supporting the former U.S. president Donald Trump because ‘they have RICO charges [too].’
The Republican presidential candidate is currently facing one charge of violating RICO in a case moving through the courts in Georgia.
The indictment, which was also handed to a number of alleged co-conspirators, relates to allegations of interference with the Elections 2020.
RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) charges are most often applied to large groups that conduct some form of allegedly organized activity. crime.
50 Cent says he sees many black men “identifying” with former President Donald Trump ahead of the November election. Trump and his team have been trying to capture the black and Hispanic vote for years — with only moderate success
After the law went into effect in 1970, it was famously applied to mafia families in New York City. More recently, it has been used in a handful of high-profile gang-related cases.
Last year, Minnesota prosecutors used the RICO charge Indict 45 gang members in the Twin Cities.
In addition to the ongoing Georgia case, Trump was found guilty last week by a Manhattan jury of 34 felonies for falsifying company records.
Trump supporters and MAGA allies unanimously condemned the conviction as the “rigged” outcome of a politically motivated trial.
50 Cent was in the nation’s capital this week to discuss the representation of Black entrepreneurs in the beverage industry, where he is a player with his 2014-founded company Sire Spirits.
Jackson visited major Republican and Democratic lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and controversial Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert.
About his visit, the businessman told USA Today: “This is really exciting for me. I had the chance to meet both parties today, and it feels really good.
‘[Lawmakers] I don’t agree on a lot of things, so getting them to want to see me was an achievement in itself.
‘My experience here has been great. I got to talk to them about economic opportunity for everyone, and it was really exciting. The responses I received make me feel that bright days lie ahead,” he said.
50 Cent was in the nation’s capital this week to discuss representation of Black entrepreneurs in the beverage industry, where he is a player with his 2014-founded company Sire Spirits
Jackson visited major Republican and Democratic lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (pictured) and controversial Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert
Jackson also stopped for a photo with House Speaker Mike Johnson, who survived an impeachment vote last month. Johnson is from Shreveport, Louisiana, where Jackson recently launched a new G-Unit studio
Despite his separate Wednesday mission, the musician briefly addressed the upcoming election with his comments, although they were not the first he made before November.
He announced this in March on X that he thinks “Trump will be president again,” before adding, “but I’m not going to say that.”
Weeks earlier, he reacted with anger and confusion to a plan by New York Mayor Eric Adams that would give illegal migrant families prepaid credit cards.
“WTF Mayor Adams is calling my phone. I don’t understand how this works, anyone can explain this. I’m stuck, maybe TRUMP is the answer.”
Shortly after posting that sentiment on Instagram, someone from Adams’ office apparently called his phone to go over the proposal, which was pitched as a way to deal with the overwhelming number of migrants fresh from the border in the Big Apple was deposited.
In March, he announced on X that he thinks “Trump will be president again,” before adding, “but I’m not going to say that.”
A few days later, 50 Cent posted again: ‘I’m talking to @NYCMayor Eric Adams he explained why this pilot program was established. He seemed to be aware and on top of it.
“Now I want to talk to @GovKathyHochul about the laws that prevent him from doing things to improve the situation in New York. and where the proposed 2.4 billion she wants to spend on migrants comes from… NOT MY TAXES,” he added.
Although the rapper has not formally endorsed Trump this cycle, he did so in 2020 after hearing about President Biden’s proposed tax plan.
‘WHAT THE F***! (VOTE FOR TRUMP) I’m out. F*** NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway. I don’t care if Trump doesn’t like black people. 62% you have gone crazy,” he wrote in October 2020.
While there are indications that segments of the black population are more positively engaged with the Trump campaign than in recent years, the majority of black organizations, political and otherwise, still identify Trump as a significant threat to the country and its communities.
