Donald Trump is continuing to speak out on his claim Saturday that notorious boxing promoter Don King has endorsed him while King is denying that he ever made the endorsement.
Trump first claimed that King endorsed him on Twitter Thursday along with a quote in a Washington Post Story where he held up an edition of the black weekly owned by King, Call & Post, announcing the magazine’s endorsement of him as proof of his support among black voters.
The great boxing promoter, Don King, just endorsed me. Nice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2016
But, despite the magazine’s endorsement, King told the New York Daily News at Muhammad Ali’s funeral that he does not endorse Trump, saying he is “endorsing the people.”
“No,” King said to the Daily News. “I’m endorsing the people. I’m not a Republican or a Democrat, I’m a Republicrat, and I go with the will of the people. The only reason Trump exists is because of the will of the people.”
But, King did come to Trump’s defense saying he likes him and that he is not racist.
“I like Mr. Trump,” King told the Daily News. “He’s an idol of America. That’s shaded the way the media wants to shade it.”
Despite King’s comments in the Daily News, Trump continued to tout the supposed endorsement on his Twitter.
Don King, and so many other African Americans who know me well and endorsed me, would not have done so if they thought I was a racist!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2016
Trumpet says…don king? Ummm, don king? I meant peter king…yeah, that’s it. Peter king.
I’m not sure that I’m moved by a Don King endorsement but these two critters are certainly a great match for one another hair and all. They could actually be twins separated at birth.
I have to wonder, did Trump try to stiff King?
And tomorrow…Trump claims the endorsements of Senator Warren and President Obama. Because why not??
Don King’s great achievement is to be (arguably) a bigger thief and liar than Trump himself. I don’t think there’s a single person he had business dealings with who didn’t complain of being ripped off afterwards. So yes definitely two peas in a pod, though King is 10 times smarter.