Trump Allies Hoped Freeing A$AP Rocky Would Help Him Win Over Black Voters
The president’s allies who connected Rocky’s team with the White House hoped to facilitate a scene that would bolster Trump’s image among African-Americans. Instead, they say they were left angry when Rocky failed to thank Trump or those around him.
Rocky’s legal woes began on June 30, when he was involved in a street brawl in Stockholm. On July 5, a Swedish court ruled that Rocky and two of his associates were flight risks and needed to be detained as the investigation into the incident continued. Behind the scenes, the White House and its unconventional allies scrambled to secure Rocky’s freedom.
The president’s actions on Rocky’s behalf prompted some critics to accuse him of pandering to the black community with his highly public efforts. Kareem Lanier, co-chairman of the Urban Revitalization Coalition (a nonprofit dedicated to promoting elements of the Trump agenda to the black community) said “Trump won the election with 8 percent of the black vote,” he said of Trump. “He doesn’t need black voters ...”
On Aug. 2, when the trial concluded, Rocky was released and allowed to return to the United States even though a verdict had not been reached in the case.
The Trump Whit House began reaching out to Rocky’s team within hours of the rapper’s release. They were expecting a thank-you. “We don’t get a call. We don’t get a call at all”. On the day of his release, Rocky put a post on Instagram thanking ‘fans and friends’ who supported him. “All he had to do was do a two-minute call to say thank you,” said Lanier. “Rocky hasn’t even called us and said, ‘Hey, man, thank you guys. I appreciate it,’ in private. Just in private.”
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Hahahahahha - if only he knew 
