Donald Trump has racked up another big endorsement on his path to securing the GOP Presidential nomination.
According to reports:
“Civil rights activist Charles Evers has endorsed Donald Trump for president, touting what Evers refers to as the current Republican front-runner’s business acumen.
“I believe in him first of all because he’s a businessman. I think jobs are badly needed in Mississippi,” he said.
Evers is the brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was assassinated in front of his Jackson home in 1963.
Asked about Trump’s controversial remarks regarding immigration and an incident Tuesday in which 30 black students were reported to have been removed from the candidate’s rally in Valdosta, Georgia, Evers responded, “I haven’t seen any proof of him being a racist.
However he added, “all of us have some racism in us. Even me.”
Evers referenced a proclamation by Gov. Phil Bryant declaring April “Confederate Heritage Month” and said that Trump has not taken similar actions. According to Evers, the hiring practices of Trump’s properties are reflective of him being “fair.”
