Former ESPN host Jemele Hill tweeted as presidential election results poured in that “it’s on white people” if President Trump is reelected.
“If Trump wins re-election, it’s on white people,” Hill tweeted. “No one else.”
If Trump wins re-election, it’s on white people. No one else.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) November 4, 2020
Hill’s tweet elicited several negative responses from prominent Twitter accounts, including from Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz.
“In that case, you’re welcome America. Signed, White People,” Gaetz said.
In that case, you’re welcome America.
Signed,
White People https://t.co/Luc4p3sgRl
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) November 4, 2020
“Somebody is starting to get big mad, y’all. Trump is winning way more Hispanic and black voters in 2020 than he did in 2016,” Clay Travis, founder of Outkick.com, tweeted. “They are seeing through the constant blue checkmark allegations of racism for what it is — bullshit.”
Somebody is starting to get big mad, y’all. Trump is winning way more Hispanic and black voters in 2020 than he did in 2016. They are seeing through the constant blue checkmark allegations of racism for what it is — bullshit. pic.twitter.com/06OG45W61Q
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) November 4, 2020
Early voting information suggested that Trump would perform better with minority voters, specifically Hispanics, than many anticipated.
Hispanic voters per early 2020 exit polls:
Florida:
2016: Clinton +27
2020: Biden +8Georgia:
2016: Clinton +40
2020: Biden +25Ohio:
2016: Clinton +41
2020: Biden +24CNN
— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) November 4, 2020
Hill has been a vocal critic of Trump for several years and referred to him as a “white supremacist” in 2017.
Election results in key states were still pending when Hill made the tweet, but betting markets had swung dramatically in favor of Trump at the time of the tweet.
