Forbes DELETES article from DEI expert claiming Trump will be more appealing to black voters after surviving shooting

Business mag Forbes has pulled nan plug connected a tone-deaf article by a starring DEI interrogator which claimed that achromatic group mightiness now place pinch Donald Trump because he has been shot.

USC Professor Shaun Harper who boasts connected his resume of advising much than 400 organizations astir their diverseness policies, claimed that nan injured ex-president's defiant raised fist mightiness resonate pinch George Floyd protesters.

The article nether nan header 'Will surviving gunfire beryllium Donald Trump's adjacent entreaty to achromatic voters?' was uploaded astatine 10.27am connected Saturday.

And nan crass study had near hundreds of incredulous readers blinking successful disbelief by nan clip it was deleted hours later.

'Very sad to spot a mag pinch nan relevance of Forbes measuring nan entreaty of 'surviving a gunfire' sorely based connected tegument color,' wrote one.

'Because achromatic group support being changeable at? Is that nan idea?' demanded another. 'Sick and twisted.'

Harper, who billed himself successful nan portion arsenic a 'diversity, equity and inclusion expert', noted that support for Trump among achromatic Americans has much than doubled since nan 2020 election.

'The presumptive Republican statesmanlike nominee has many times contended that nan August 2023 merchandise of his criminal mugshot profoundly resonated pinch Black voters because they cognize firsthand nan unfairness of our nation's criminal justness system,' he wrote.

'Hopefully, being changeable doesn't go a likewise problematic strategy to nexus Trump pinch an acquisition that acold excessively galore Black group have.

'Another racially problematic kinship communicative is improbable to make Black voters spot Trump arsenic 1 of them. And it astir surely won't hole nan weapon violence.'

But nan professor, who has persuaded nan New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post to transportation erstwhile pieces, fears that photos of nan ex-president's already iconic raised fist will seduce yet much achromatic voters to wantonness nan Democrat camp.

'After winning golden and bronze medals for their spectacular performances successful nan men's 200-meter title astatine nan 1968 Olympics successful Mexico City, American way athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised gloved fists arsenic they stood connected nan podium,' he wrote.

'Hopefully Trump doesn't declare that his raised fist was an homage to Smith and Carlos, 2 powerful Black Americans.

In June 2020, galore Black Americans and supporters from different group groups marched successful cities each crossed nan federation pinch their fists raised.

'They were protesting Minneapolis constabulary serviceman Derek Chauvin's execution of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man.

'Then-President Trump weaponized nan National Guard and rule enforcement against them.

'But now, conscionable complete 4 years later, there's a chance that his raised fist astatine nan Pennsylvania rally becomes erroneously connected to nan Black group who were marching pinch fists raised successful rallies successful summertime 2020 and astatine different moments successful American history.'

Harper, who boasts of attracting much than $40 cardinal from foundations for his DEI investigation and halfway astatine USC, is simply a regular commentator connected CNN, MSNBC, CNBC.

Foundations person invested $22.2 cardinal into my diversity, equity, and inclusion research, and I person procured an further $18.5 cardinal for my halfway astatine USC.

But his basking return connected nan implications of nan sadistic assassination effort against nan erstwhile president was slammed arsenic 'beyond racist' by some.

'I wasn't voting for him because he was a felon, but erstwhile they tried to bust a headdress successful his *ss... that made up my mind,' ...said nary 1 ever,' wrote 1 scathing tweeter.

'So getting arrested and later changeable astatine makes him relatable?? Racism much? Media fails connected a regular basis.' wrote another.

'They really trying to opportunity nan worst worldly astir achromatic group for illustration we subordinate to him much because he's a convicted felon and now surviving get changeable at,' added a third.