Donald Trump received more support from African Americans than either John McCain or Mitt Romney, so now he’s trying to pay back his supporters by offering a plan to give greater job and education opportunities to black communities.
Bob Johnson, the founder of BET, met with Trump on Sunday to discuss the needs of black Americans.
“If you recall during the election he said what do African Americans have to lose?” Johnson stated in an interview with CNBC. “I said, President-elect Trump, the real question you should be asking is what do African Americans have to gain by your presidency.”
According to Johnson, Trump agreed with that statement and talked about how to craft an aspirational platform that helps give opportunity.
An idea put forward from the meeting was the repatriation of capital, businesses moving back into the U.S. Johnson suggested that Trump introduce a tax incentive to any company that comes back into the U.S. that creates jobs in the urban markets.