Charles Barkley’ Bold Declaration: No Trump Mugshots Allowed, Threatens to ‘Punch’ Black Wearers

NBA star Charles Barkley has threatened to punch any black person who wears a shirt featuring Donald Trump’s mugshot. Barkley seems to have taken offense to Trump’s recent claim that black people embraced his mugshot. Considering it an insult, Barkley now threatens any black person who supports the former president by wearing his mugshot on a shirt.

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Donald Trump claims black people embraced his mugshot

While the 2024 presidential election is keeping Donald Trump active in garnering support for himself, it was recently that the former US president made some comments about black people. These remarks stirred controversy online, prompting Charles Barkley to react to them.

Trump said, “When I did the mugshot in Atlanta, that mugshot is number one.” He added, “You know who embraced it more than anyone else? The Black population.” This statement seems to have infuriated NBA star Charles Barkley greatly.

NBA star Charles Barkley offended with Donald Trump’s statement about black people

After Donald Trump stated that black people embraced his mugshot, popular NBA star Charles Barkley has been left offended by the same. Recently, an infuriated Barkley went on to threaten black people over Trump’s statement.

Charles Barkley is a one of one:

"If I see a Black person walking around with a Trump mug shot, I’m gonna punch him in the face." pic.twitter.com/Ib2Ca1bigk

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) March 4, 2024

On Gayle King’s CNN show, Charles said, “First of all, I’m just gonna say this: If I see a black person walking around with Trump’s mugshot, I’m gonna punch him in the face.” When reminded by Gayle about the possibility of being accused of assault and arrested for his actions, Charles responded, “I will bail myself out and go celebrate.”

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Charles Barkley even opened up about what he might have done if he were at the conference where Donald Trump stated that his mugshot was embraced by black people. Barkley said, “If I was at that conference, I would have gotten up and walked out. That was an insult to black people.”

Barkley didn’t just stop there, he added “To insult black people who have been discriminated against all these years, to put them in the same category….I was just offended”.

Not to miss, Trump has been now allowed to run for the presidential election this year after legal troubles were likely to ban him from taking part in the election.

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