Congressman Wesley Hunt fires back at Charles Barkley after Donald Trump mugshot comments

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One congressman is firing back at NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley after his comments regarding former President Donald Trump. 

Barkley did not like Trump's comments in Columbia, South Carolina, this past Friday, where he suggested Black voters liked his mugshot and indictments. 

"You know who embraced more than anybody else? The Black population," Trump told the crowd. "It’s incredible. You see Black people walking around with my mugshot — you know they do shirts."

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Former basketball player Charles Barkley for the Auburn Tigers after their game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neville Arena on March 04, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Michael Chang/Getty Images)

Barkley, speaking with CNN's Gayle King, said he'd choose violence if he saw a Black person wearing anything with Trump's mugshot. 

"First of all, I’m just gonna say this," he began. "If I see a Black person walking around with a Trump mugshot, I’m gonna punch him in the face."

NBA HALL OF FAMER CHARLES BARKLEY THREATENS ANY BLACK PERSON FLAUNTING DONALD TRUMP'S MUGSHOT

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) took to social media to say Barkley fell "into the media's trap."

"Charles Barkley fell into the media's trap by taking a 2 hour speech from President Trump out of context," Hunt posted on X. 

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters during an election night watch party at the State Fairgrounds on February 24, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

"One thing I can guarantee is when you see Wesley Hunt sporting "The Mugshot" Sir Charles won't be punching this