Judge Mathis Slams ‘Dishonest’ Trump’s Treatment of Black Voters

Mathis did not hold back.

Judge Greg Mathis shared his concerns over the “dishonest” Donald Trump and his disrespect toward Black voters prior to Saturday afternoon’s assassination attempt on the former president.

In an interview with theGrio released on July 11, Mathis did not hold back on his Trump criticism, emphasizing the need to stop the presidential candidate from returning to the White House.

“Our biggest objective is not to allow Donald Trump to be reelected,” Mathis, 64, said. “I think he is adverse to the interests of poor people. And I think he’s dishonest and, quite frankly, [that] he’s one step from a full-blown con man.”

Mathis also thinks Trump already exposed his negative feelings toward the Black community. He mentioned the former president’s statement on Black people relating to his 34 felony convictions. He also included Trump’s comment on “Black jobs” made during the June 28 debate.

“I mean, a man tells you that he identifies with you because you are a criminal,” shared Mathis. “That should be an insult. Selling gym shoes to Black men because you think they’re into gym shoes more than policy. That’s an insult. The other night, he suggested that the jobs that we have [are] low-level sub-wage jobs in America, when he said that the immigrants are coming to take Black jobs.”

While Mathis is not forcing anyone’s vote, he believes Trump’s inadequacy remains evident. He highlighted the diminished budget for the Department of Urban Housing and Development, a move that mainly impacted Black Americans.

Meanwhile, Mathis did not fully endorse President Joe Biden either. Like many, Mathis was concerned by his abysmal debate performance.

“I’m not as troubled by the stumbles as I am by the lack of policy that we should be hearing,” said the judge. “I didn’t hear them talk about crime and policing, which, we are affected by both things: one, by crime in the neighborhood and second, by abuse and policing of our neighborhood. And I didn’t hear anything about training for AI.”

However, Mathis believes Vice President Kamala Harris could carry the torch if Biden were to step down.

“If there’s not a new candidate, God forbid, anything to happen to President Biden over the next four years, we have a great candidate in the vice president, in my opinion,” he said. “I know we’re tempted to go in a different direction, but until we have a direction that’s feasible for a victory, we just gotta stay strong.”