Black conservative claims ‘African-Americans in the field’ are voting for Trump

A black conservative radio host is facing backlash for calling black supporters of Donald Trump “African-American field men.”

Shelley Wynter appeared on October 16, where made the “bazooka explosion” when it divided the U.S. Black male electorate into “African-Americans at home and African-Americans in the field.”

“Let me boil this election in the African-American community down to a very simple word: I will refer to the great Malcolm X,” he said. “This race is between home African Americans and field African Americans, and field African Americans are voting for (Donald) Trump.”

The remarks referred to “house slaves” who worked in the slave house during U.S. slavery and “field slaves” who worked outside. Although Wynter claims he was referring to the Malcolm X quote, his comments were met with criticism from co-host Sarah Sidner and guest Michael Blake, in addition to many who rewatched the clip.

According to Rashawn Ray, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, Wynter’s comments “speak to the growing class divide among black Americans between the haves and have-nots.”

“These types of comments often occur behind closed doors in the black community.”

Wynter claims he was referring to a portion of Malcolm The host of “The Shelley Wynter Show” stands by his comments, saying anyone who has an issue along with his evocation of Malcolm X and slavery is “over-analyzing it.”

“There is an argument to be made that technically we are all slaves to this system, whether you are a Democrat or a Republican,” he said. “No one can be called a slave. “He uses the analogy in the context of what it was used, just like when Malcolm was explaining something and he didn’t call black people slaves when he gave that speech.”

“He said it was a matter of attitude. There are people in the Black community who, once they get near power – i.e. a champion – will tackle the attributes and defend it. And that is what we’re seeing in this race now. “