Who was that 'Blacks for Trump' guy at the Phoenix rally?
Who was that man, holding up a BLACKS FOR TRUMP sign at the Trump rally?
He created a buzz on social media, in part because he wore a shirt that read "Trump and Republicans are Not Racist" and "Gods2.com." He could be seen enthusiastically cheering for Trump throughout Tuesday's rally.
Chad Campbell, former Arizona House minority leader, pointed out that the man standing behind the president was promoting a website full of conspiracy theories.
"It's pure insanity," Campbell wrote on Facebook. "I mean, LITERAL INSANITY. AND HE'S ON STAGE BEHIND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."
According to multiple news outlets, the man identifies himself as "Michael the Black Man" and has shilled for Trump before.
The website promoted on his shirt redirects “to the personal website of Michael the Black Man (formerly known as Maurice Woodside and Michael Symonette), once a prominent member of the Nation of Yahweh, a violent black supremacist group prominent in Miami in the 1980s,” Salon.com reported.
U.S. News and World Report has reported that Michael was a former member of “the infamous Yahweh ben Yahweh cult, who believes, among other things, Barack Obama is Satan and Hillary Clinton is a member of the KKK.”
The Washington Post reported that he was accused, but not convicted, of conspiracy to commit two murders in the 1990s, and that he believes Oprah Winfrey is the devil.
The website has a number of conspiracy theories about the KKK, Clinton, the Islamic State, Cherokee Indians and a link to a Facebook post that points out that "Michael the Black Man was found innocent in YAHWEH Case after witnesses admitted they we're (sic) lying to get a good Deal from the Gov."
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