The former president expressed gratitude for the controversial, attention-getting endorsement of Mark Fisher, a Black Lives Matter activist in two states.
Mark Fisher, whose recent endorsement of former President Donald Trump is making waves, hesitantly answered a phone call from a number he didn’t recognize–and was astounded when he heard the caller announce: “This is Donald Trump.”
During a brief call on Nov. 28, the former president thanked Mr. Fisher for his support and asked whether he was getting backlash for it.
“I told him that I create my own narrative, so that doesn’t bother me,” Mr. Fisher recounted for The Epoch Times on Nov. 29.
Mr. Fisher’s endorsement was considered a bombshell, largely because he is a supporter of Black Lives Matter (BLM)—a group that has had a contentious relationship with President Trump.
President Trump denounced some BLM tactics following racial-justice and police-brutality protests that turned violent and destructive in 2020; in turn, BLM has demanded that he be barred from holding future office and permanently banned from “all digital media platforms.”
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Mr. Fisher helped start Rhode Island’s BLM group and founded BLM Inc., a Maryland group that is unaffiliated with any other BLM movement, its website says.
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