Democrats continue to dismiss dissent in voter ranks by offering condescending takes on why the leftists’ agenda is not winning over Americans.
The latest failure to look in the mirror came as Rep. James Clyburn claimed black voters supporting President Donald Trump were “brainwashed” into doing so. Refusing to acknowledge why the Democrats fail at messaging, the South Carolina lawmaker told PBS’s “Firing Line” that voters drifting toward Trump have been duped.
(Video Credit: Firing Line | PBS)
“Donald Trump had increased his share of black male voters by double, by 50 percent,” host Margaret Hoover said as she spoke with Clyburn.
“Simply because people are easily brainwashed,” stated the 85-year-old congressman who has represented South Carolina’s District 6 since 1993.
“You think that black male voters doubled their support for Trump because they were brainwashed?” Hoover asked, attempting to clarify his ridiculous take.
“They believe that’s foolishness,” Clyburn replied. “When I first started in politics, I used to say that there’s no substitute for substance. I used to say that a lot.”
“Do you still believe that?” Hoover questioned.
“No. Because style trumps substance, and that is an intended pun,” Clyburn said.
During the interview, where Clyburn looked at the role of politics and race in American history, he claimed that MAGA Republicans and Trump supporters “wish to get us back as close to slavery as they can possibly get us to without violating, because the Constitution says they can’t do it.”
“To be really clear, your view is the MAGA Republicans are explicitly racist and want to turn the country back towards a time that approaches Jim Crow, if not achieving it,” Hoover tried to clarify his remarks.
“I don’t know that I would call all MAGA Republicans that. I’m very circumspect about using the term. They are racist. I don’t put that label on anyone, but I know what the word means,” Clyburn responded. “They are white supremacists. And there are people who are supporters of this president who admit to me that they are white supremacists. I’ve had people who support this president tell me that they thought that slavery was a good thing. And really, for us to deny that this exists, I don’t know why we would do that.”
Clyburn’s ridiculous take on black voters being “easily brainwashed” into supporting Trump earned him deserved backlash on social media.
no idiot you are the brainwashed one. Anyone who thinks that everyone has to think like they do and fall in line is not only brainwashed but also incredibly dumb.
— Daniela Collins (@romans11732) January 18, 2026
Even the Black Democrat reps are racists and view Black Americans as political chumps who can’t think for themselves. Imagine if a white man said this. It’s no different. https://t.co/97Pat05Vtu pic.twitter.com/0lrILxnKLe
— Jay’V (@JayVTheGreat) January 18, 2026
That seems kinda rude. Is he saying black men cant think for themselves and make educated decisions?
— һ᥆ᥙgһs r᥆m ᥲ ᥆rg᥆ᥱᥒ mіᥣᥣᥱᥒᥒіᥲᥣ (@ilymdj1915) January 18, 2026
Translation: Black males have stayed off the plantation
— Jeff Bell (@bedbugsmith) January 18, 2026
Or Trump made them feel like their voice matters and didn’t consider as weak and easily manipulated.
— Marlon East Of The Pecos (@Darksideleader2) January 18, 2026
Wait, didn’t black men vote predominantly democrat til just recently and he just said they are easily manipulated…wow, simply
— SamanthaJBryant (@SamanthaJBryan1) January 18, 2026
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