Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Win ‘Almost 40%’ Of Black Votes?

Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Win ‘Almost 40%’ Of Black Votes?

President Donald Trump highlighted his support from Black voters in the 2024 presidential election as he was joined this week at a White House reception by golfing great Tiger Woods to honor Black History Month.

In addition to touting his success in winning back the White House, Trump courted controversy by joking about running for a potential third term, a comment that was met with chants of “Four more years!”

Addressing the crowd at the White House, Trump thanked his supporters, claiming he had gained the support from “almost” 40 percent of all Black voters in the presidential race.

 

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During a speech at the White House on February 20, 2025, Donald Trump said: “I’m proud to say that we, we received, listen to this, more votes from Black Americans than any Republican president ever.

“Almost, almost 40 percent of the vote.”

 

Trump’s claim that “almost 40 percent” of Black Americans who voted did so for him is not supported by polling and research data. No Republican candidate has achieved that level of support among Black voters since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956.

Polling by the Associated Press’, AP VoteCast, which surveyed 120,000 voters nationwide, showed that 16 percent of Black voters picked Trump in 2024. It did represent the largest share of votes from Black for a Republican presidential hopeful since Gerald Ford in 1976.

Other data from the Public Religion Research Institute, CNN Exit polls, and Navigator, provide similar results.

 

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Trump made particular gains among certain groups of Black voters; AP VoteCast’s results show that he was backed by 25 percent of Black men. AP also reported that he roughly doubled his support from 2020 in Black men under the age of 45, with around 3 in 10 voting for him.

However, no data across multiple sources back his claim that 40 percent of all Black voters backed him.

Newsweek has contacted a White House media representative via email for comment.

His other claim, that he received more votes from Black Americans than any Republican president ever is also misleading. Eisenhower won more than 39 percent of Black voters who took part in the 1956 election, as reported by PolitiFact.

Following the 2024 vote, a number of headlines noted that Trump had performed better than any Republican candidate among Black voters since Gerald Ford in 1976, which is accurate, based on data compiled by Forbes.

 

False.

Research and exit poll data from the 2024 elections show 16-17 percent of Black voters picked Trump for president. While Trump increased his overall share compared to 2020, it did not reach near 40 percent.

 

 

 

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White House Shares Photo of Donald Trump Dressed as a King

 

The White House has released photos styling President Donald Trump as a king on social media.

The administration’s official X (formerly Twitter) account posted a fake paper cover in the style of Time Magazine, with the caption: “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!”

 

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Why It Matters

In the initial stages of his second presidency, Trump has faced criticism for his consistent use of executive orders to make changes to the federal government. The images give his critics, who fear he is consolidating power in the executive branch at the expense of courts, more ammunition.

What To Know

On Wednesday, the White House’s official X account released the image, which appears to be AI-generated.

The post, captioned with the phrase “Long live the King,” references a recent Truth social post made by Trump about congestion pricing in New York City.

The post was made shortly after the White House issued orders to halt New York’s new congestion pricing system, which went into effect in Manhattan earlier this year.

 

The image was supported by Trump supporters online, as well as staff within his administration. Another image of Trump as a king in full coronation regalia, similar to that of British monarchs, was shared by Taylor Budowich, the White House deputy chief of staff.

“LONG LIVE THE KING,” one supporter wrote on social media. “The only leader who can bring America back to greatness. King Trump reigns supreme!”

Many of Trump’s critics, including high-ranking members of the Democratic Party, said that a king ran against many of the principles of the Constitution, which was designed to oppose the British monarchy.

 

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Images of President Trump depicted as a king, produced by White House staff. White House

What People Are Saying

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said on social media: “I want to thank President Trump and Secretary Duffy for their efforts to halt the current congestion pricing program.

“While I have consistently expressed openness to a form of congestion pricing, the current program lines the MTA’s pockets at the expense of New Jerseyans.”

Jon Orcutt, a former policy director at the city’s Department of Transportation, told Newsweek: “New York worked with the federal government for years. There were thousands of pages documenting all those negotiations and agreements. So, my strong hope is that Governor Hochul will go to court and keep congestion pricing running.”

New York Governor Kathy Hochul wrote on social media: “Donald Trump isn’t a ‘king’ and we won’t let him use New Yorkers as roadkill on his revenge tour. We’ll see him in court.”

 

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Political commentator Brian Allen said: “A full-blown power grab wrapped in authoritarian cosplay. This isn’t how the Constitution works. The courts exist for a reason, but Trump is out here acting like a king with a Sharpie. If this stands, the rule of law doesn’t just bend—it breaks.”

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker stuck a similar tone in a speech at a state address, saying: “As governor of Illinois, my oath is to the Constitution of our state and our nation. We don’t have kings in America, and I won’t bend the knee to one.”

What Happens Next

The state of New York is expected to challenge Trump’s order to halt the congestion charge in courts.

 

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America is turning back the clock 70 years.

In 1954, after the U.S. Supreme Court mandated public school integration, former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice I. Beverly Lake issued a plea to white families: “If we must choose between a generation of inferior education and the amalgamation of our races into a mixed-blooded whole, let us choose inferior education.”

His message was unmistakable—racism was worth the cost of education.

More than seven decades later, a similar undercurrent of exclusionary rhetoric is emerging, this time through statements from the newly confirmed Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who backs a recent executive order targeting how race, gender, and history are taught (or not) in America’s classrooms.

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The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, D.C. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

During McMahon’s confirmation hearing, Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) pressed her on whether African American history courses would fall foul of an executive order aimed at curbing what the administration calls “radical indoctrination” in K-12 schools.

“I’m not quite certain, and I’d like to look into it further and get back to you on that,” she replied.

The ambiguity in her reply suggested the possibility that courses dedicated to African American history might soon face scrutiny or even the loss of federal funding.

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Murphy pressed again, “So there’s a possibility that public schools that run African American history classes … could lose federal funding if they continue to teach African American history?”

McMahon answered, “No, that’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying that I would like to take a look at these programs and fully understand the breadth of the executive order and get back to you on that.”

The executive order Murphy alluded to seeks to eradicate what it deems “radical, anti-American ideologies” in K-12 schools. It specifically targets concepts like “White Privilege,” “unconscious bias,” and “discriminatory equity ideology,” labeling them as harmful and un-American.

According to the order, these ideas allegedly sow division by transforming students into victims or oppressors based solely on their race, ethnicity, and/or gender. But this narrative, which casts any acknowledgment of systemic inequality as a threat to unity, is both misguided and dangerous because it aims to backpedal on movements meant to uplift racially, ethnically, and gender-diverse communities.

 

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The executive order, and McMahon’s unwillingness to take a firm stand against it, are part of a broader strategy to rebrand bigotry and deny students the education they deserve. In doing so, they risk erasing the very history and knowledge needed to confront the inequalities that continue to plague this country and create a better, more just nation.

At its core, the executive order promotes a vision of education that is reductive and regressive. It seeks to flatten the complex issues of history and identity into simplistic categories of good and bad, right and wrong, American and not.

Rather than encouraging students to engage with the full scope of American history—complex and flawed as it may be—the order prescribes a one-dimensional version of patriotism that erases the contributions and experiences of historically and systematically minoritized groups.

 

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Schools must be a place where students can question, debate, and think critically about the world around them. But the White House’s K-12 executive order pushes the system in the opposite direction, demanding conformity and unquestioning loyalty to a distorted version of America’s history. It sacrifices intellectual rigor in favor of obedience and narrow patriotism, offering an inferior education that denies young people the opportunity to understand the depth of their nation’s history.

This executive order paves the way for the kind of educational inferiority Lake championed in 1954. It suggests that a limited, exclusionary education is a small price to pay to maintain a vision of America that keeps certain histories, identities, and truths in the shadows.

As a former high school teacher and current teacher educator at the university level, I am deeply concerned about the long-term implications of this executive order. It won’t foster independent, critical thinking. It won’t unify the nation.

 

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What it will do, however, is teach young people to accept a simplified, sanitized view of America. It will teach youth of color and queer youth that their identities and histories are unworthy of being taught, that their lives and experiences are un-American.

Just as Justice Lake once saw inferior education as an acceptable price to pay for preserving racial purity, today’s rhetoric proposes that a substandard education is a small cost for maintaining racism, homophobia, trans violence, and antiblackness. The ignorance of the next generation is worth it as long as students aren’t forced to learn about people of color and queer folks.

But America’s children deserve better.

They deserve an education that empowers them to appreciate the humanity of those around them. They deserve to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to thrive in an interconnected world. They deserve to be seen for who they are, in all their diversity.

Anything less is a betrayal of our responsibility to them and to the future of our nation.

 

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Donald Trump’s Executive Order on Taxes Explained

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.

Representative Richard Hudson, a North Carolina Republican, told Newsweek that Trump’s new executive order will “defend the taxpayers.”

Why It Matters

Trump made strict immigration measures a core component of his policy agenda. Along with carrying out mass deportations, his second administration has vowed to prosecute anyone who impedes their immigration enforcement operations.

What To Know

The Trump administration argued the executive order is to make sure “taxpayer resources are used to protect the interests of American citizens, not illegal aliens.”

“My Administration will uphold the rule of law, defend against the waste of hard-earned taxpayer resources, and protect benefits for American citizens in need, including individuals with disabilities and veterans,” the order reads.

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President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty

It was unclear which benefits would be affected. In general, individuals in the country illegally do not qualify for most benefits, except for emergency medical care. Furthermore, a 1982 Supreme Court ruling ensures that all children, regardless of immigration status, have the right to a free K-12 public education.

The order will require all federal agencies and departments to conduct a thorough review of government programs to identify any that provide financial aid or other benefits to undocumented individuals. Agencies will then be directed to take “corrective action” to ensure that federal funds are not being used to support sanctuary policies or assist with illegal immigration.

“I would say I support what he’s doing,” Hudson said. “I think it is, again, it’s important that number one, we preserve these programs for the vulnerable individuals who need it. Secondly, you’ve got to defend the taxpayers. I mean, this is, you know, their money is not intended to go to this.

 

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“This is a huge magnet for illegals to come here if they know they can get these benefits.”

A report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that federal and state spending on Emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants reached $27 billion between fiscal years 2017 and 2023, according to KFF. This accounted for less than 1 percent of total Medicaid spending over the period, with some years falling below 0.5 percent. In FY 2023, Emergency Medicaid expenditures totaled $3.8 billion, representing 0.4 percent of overall Medicaid spending.

According to an October 2024 analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), federal and state taxpayers have spent over $16.2 billion on Medicaid-funded emergency services for undocumented immigrants under the Biden administration.

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The order points out that a 1996 welfare reform law prohibited most public benefits for individuals in the country illegally but claimed that the law had gradually weakened. “Over the last 4 years, in particular, the prior administration repeatedly undercut the goals of that law, resulting in the improper expenditure of significant taxpayer resources.”

Trump’s remarks seem aimed at former President Joe Biden’s broad use of parole authority to temporarily admit individuals into the country. This includes over 900,000 people who entered through the CBP One online appointment app at U.S.-Mexico border crossings and more than 500,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans who traveled to the U.S. at their own expense with a financial sponsor. Trump swiftly ended both programs.

Biden also granted parole to nearly 300,000 individuals from Ukraine and Afghanistan.

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According to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), providing welfare benefits to one million undocumented immigrants could cost American taxpayers an additional $3 billion annually. CIS, which advocates for lower immigration levels, argues that illegal immigrant households place a significant fiscal burden on public resources.

However, organizations like the Cato Institute challenge these claims, arguing that CIS overstates costs by including U.S.-born children of immigrants and not fully accounting for taxes paid by undocumented workers. Cato and other researchers suggest that, in the long run, immigrants—both legal and undocumented—contribute more in taxes than they receive in public benefits. A recent study conducted by the Cato Institute found that immigrants consume significantly less welfare than those born in the U.S.

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimates that illegal immigration costs American taxpayers $182 billion annually, including $66.5 billion in federal expenses and $115.6 billion in state and local costs. However, this figure has been criticized for potential overestimation, as critics argue FAIR includes U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants and does not fully account for the taxes they pay. Organizations like the Cato Institute contend that FAIR’s methodology may inflate costs while also overlooking the economic contributions of undocumented workers.

Meanwhile, since 2021, FEMA has allocated over $1 billion to support state and local governments, as well as nonprofits, in providing shelter and services for migrants released from DHS custody. This funding, distributed through programs like the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), does not provide direct financial aid to undocumented individuals and is separate from FEMA’s disaster relief efforts.

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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claims U.S. taxpayers spent more than $150 billion on immigrants in the U.S. illegally in 2023.

What People Are Saying

Greg Abbott’s Press Secretary Andrew Mahaleris told Newsweek: “Governor Abbott fully supports President Trump ending taxpayer subsidization of illegal immigration. For too long, benefits to illegal immigrants have served as a magnet to entice migrants from over 150 countries to risk their lives entering the country illegally. Texas will continue using every tool and strategy to aid in the Trump Administration’s deterrence and deportation of illegal immigrants to protect our state and the nation.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X: “Can confirm! No more federal benefits to illegal aliens.”

Superintendent Ryan Walters said in a social media post: “@POTUS has signed an executive order to TERMINATE all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens and END the subsidization of open borders. Oklahoma taxpayers should never have to foot the bill for Biden’s border crisis. This is a huge win for hardworking Americans!.”

What Happens Next

Federal agencies will begin reviewing their programs to identify and eliminate benefits provided to undocumented individuals. This process may lead to major policy changes and potential legal challenges as the administration enforces the new directive.

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