‘I Was Entertained’: Listeners Call Into Popular Hip-Hop Show To Give Trump ‘Respect’ For Black Journalist Event

Listeners of “The Breakfast Club” called into the show on Thursday to praise former President Donald Trump for his Wednesday appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago. 

The interview immediately became contentious after ABC News reporter Rachel Scott started off by recounting examples of alleged racism by the former president, with Trump describing her statements and question as “a disgrace.” Two callers during a segment dubbed “Get It Off Your Chest” expressed appreciation for Trump showing up to the event.

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“I wanted to talk about that Donald Trump thing last night. Man, I ain’t even going to hold you, I was entertained, man,” a caller from Brooklyn named Keith said. “I just like how he just could come up in there like, ‘Yo, I want all the smoke.’”

Co-hosts Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy laughed, with the former saying, “I keep telling y’all … that’s where he wins at.”

“I hate to give credit, but you got to give credit where it’s due. There’s a certain amount of respect that you got to give to Donald Trump, to know that he was going to walk into the lion’s den … an environment that was less ingratiating to him than his normal environments … and he did it,” an unnamed caller said. “A lot of people would have shied away from that. Now, that speaks to the narcissist in him, but there’s a certain amount of respect that you got to give him for showing up at all.”

The NABJ event was a Q&A session hosted by Scott, Fox News’