An unexpected critic of the Democratic Party known as America's first African American billionaire says the party is becoming too liberal, and shared his straightforward commendation for President Donald Trump's economy.
"The party in my opinion, for me personally, has moved too far to the left," said Robert Johnson, founder of the cable network Black Entertainment Television and RLJ Companies, during a Tuesday interview with CNBC's Hadley Gamble.
A self-proclaimed Democrat and centrist, Johnson, 73, went on to say, "And for that reason, I don't have a particular candidate in the party at this time. I think at the end of the day, if a Democrat is going to beat Trump, then that person, he or she, will have to move to the center and you can't wait too long to do that."
According to Forbes, Johnson became the first African American billionaire in the United States for selling Black Entertainment Television to Viacom in 2001 for $3 billion.
Founded by Johnson in 1980 with a $15,000 loan, Black Entertainment Television reached an estimated 62.4 million homes.
Johnson criticized the American political establishment in his CNBC interview as "Very wicked and very mean," but praised Trump for helping the African American community.
Johnson reportedly favored Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential race, but the media mogul met with Trump after his victory to discuss what he referred to as "Business solutions to social problems," and encouraged African Americans to give the new president "The benefit of the doubt."
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/07/11/americas-first-black-billionaire-says-his-party-is-too-far-to-the-left-praises-trump-economy/
"The party in my opinion, for me personally, has moved too far to the left," said Robert Johnson, founder of the cable network Black Entertainment Television and RLJ Companies, during a Tuesday interview with CNBC's Hadley Gamble.
A self-proclaimed Democrat and centrist, Johnson, 73, went on to say, "And for that reason, I don't have a particular candidate in the party at this time. I think at the end of the day, if a Democrat is going to beat Trump, then that person, he or she, will have to move to the center and you can't wait too long to do that."
According to Forbes, Johnson became the first African American billionaire in the United States for selling Black Entertainment Television to Viacom in 2001 for $3 billion.
Founded by Johnson in 1980 with a $15,000 loan, Black Entertainment Television reached an estimated 62.4 million homes.
Johnson criticized the American political establishment in his CNBC interview as "Very wicked and very mean," but praised Trump for helping the African American community.
Johnson reportedly favored Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential race, but the media mogul met with Trump after his victory to discuss what he referred to as "Business solutions to social problems," and encouraged African Americans to give the new president "The benefit of the doubt."
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/07/11/americas-first-black-billionaire-says-his-party-is-too-far-to-the-left-praises-trump-economy/
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