Rep Jim Clyburn insists 'something is amiss' with polls showing Donald Trump gaining popularity over Joe Biden among Black voters

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep Jim Clyburn (D-SC) joined Politico journalist Ryan Lizza for an interview on 'Deep Dive' podcast, where he claimed there was something wrong with the polls showing increasing popularity of former President Donald Trump among Black voters.

According to Fox News, a poll by USA Today/Suffolk University released on Sunday, June 16, showed that the support for incumbent Joe Biden dropped roughly 20 percentage points since the 2020 election in the states of Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Trump appears to have garnered the support of 15% of Black voters in Michigan, an increase from 9% in 2020, and 11% in Pennsylvania, up from 8%.

Rep Jim Clyburn's take on the polls

"I think Joe Biden is doing exactly what he needs to do to win reelection. Something is amiss with the polling," Clyburn told Lizza in the interview published on Saturday, June 15.

"I call your attention to the recent polls in Maryland. The African American woman (Angela Alsobrooks) running for the United States Senate nomination — the Sunday before the election, one poll had her five down, the other poll had her seven down — and she won by 13. How do you explain that? That’s 20 points."

The host referenced a Wall Street Journal poll indicating that 30% of Black men expressed their support for Trump in the upcoming election. Additionally, he pointed out that a New York Times/Siena College poll showed 23% Black support for the presumptive GOP nominee.

"Anybody who believes that Donald Trump will get 30% of the Black male vote or 12% of the Black female vote — I got a bridge down there on Johns Island I’ll sell you," responded the Congressman.

"I have no idea what’s going on with polling these days. But I do know this, the polls did not have (Jon) Ossoff, nor (Raphael) Warnock winning Georgia. And then both of them won. The polls did not have (Lucy) McBath getting 87% in that district. But she did."

When asked about Trump's rising popularity, Clyburn added, "I’m going to tell you what concerns me. What concerns me is the disinformation and misinformation that’s being peddled out here. What really concerns me is the fact that for some strange reason, the media are more concerned with trying to balance stories rather than report the facts. That bothers me to no end."

Internet slams Jim Clyburn's take

"When you become out of touch, everything seems 'amiss,'" a user responded to the Congressman's statement over the social media platform X.

"It looks like the Democratic lawmaker is out of touch with the black community and what they want in a president," wrote another. [sic]

"His theories about the world don't line up with reality so reality must be wrong," jibed a user.

"That something is Biden's policies," chided another.

"Cry louder! Democrat policies don't work it's been proven," commented a user.

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