NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley threatens any Black person flaunting Donald Trump's mugshot
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NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley did not like former President Trump's remarks this past week, and he gave a warning to others that might be on the former president's side.
Trump spoke Friday in Columbia, South Carolina, where he said his mugshot and indictments appeal to African-American voters.
"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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Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump gestures to supporters during an election night watch party at the State Fairgrounds on Feb. 24, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Barkley, sitting down with CNN's Gayle King, took a long sigh before sharing his thoughts.
"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."
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King quickly tried to shut it down, saying, "You don't mean that." Barkley was quick to retort.
"Oh, I mean that sincerely!" he said.
When King said that Barkley would be arrested if that happened, he did not mind that being a possibility.
Former President Trump speaks at the New York Young Republican Club Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Dec. 9, 2023 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
"I’m gonna bail myself out and go celebrate," Barkley said, as the crowd laughed.
"First of all, if I was at that [conference], I would’ve got up and walked out," Barkley continued.