Donald Trump’s Rich Black Friends Won’t Change the Election, but They’re Still Disappointing

Like clockwork, the wealthy and famous are being guided by their bank accounts, not principles

Michael Arceneaux
LEVEL

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50 Cent. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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On Tuesday, 50 Cent took to Instagram to reveal that like other wealthy people, his choice for president in the upcoming election will largely be based not on Black folks’ subjugation, but on taxation.

First, the rapper-actor-Hollywood producer posted a screengrab from a CNBC news segment suggesting that under Joe Biden’s tax plan, he would be subjected to a tax rate of 62%. “🤷🏽‍♂️ don’t care Trump doesn’t like [Black] people 62% are you out of ya fucking mind,” he wrote. Right under it is a comment from Bigot Barbie, better known as internet troll Tomi Lahren: “Welcome to the Trump Train!” (I also spotted a “like” from actor Ryan Phillippe, whose bare ass in Cruel Intentions and 54 helped me on my journey to admit the obvious about my sexuality, but whose cosign has now left me flaccid.)

In a follow-up post, 50 posted a video from Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle — hosted by another blond bigot, Laura Ingraham — this time commenting, “Yeah, i don’t…

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Michael Arceneaux
LEVEL

New York Times bestselling author of “I Can’t Date Jesus” and “I Don’t Want To Die Poor.”