Former President Donald Trump’s campaign team has responded after an Atlanta man claimed he was misled into hosting one of their events at his barbershop.
Barbershop owner Rocky Jones told local outlets that a friend initially approached him about hosting a roundtable for small Black businesses in the area. Jones said he was shocked when he later learned that the roundtable was a pro-Trump event featuring appearances from the former president’s Black allies, Dr. Ben Carson and Rep. Byron Donalds.
“I feel like I have been betrayed,” Jones said.
Wednesday’s (June 26) event, titled “Black American Business Leaders Barbershop Roundtable,” garnered national attention ahead of the first presidential debate of 2024 at CNN Studios in Atlanta.
“I honestly didn’t think about it. It…
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