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International Business Times
International Business Times
Politics
Morgan Music

Trump Has Yet to Add Any Black People to Administration Despite Campaign Promise To Bring Back 'Black Jobs'

Donald Trump takes the stage during his primary night party at the Sheraton on January 23, 2024 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Trump was followed on stage by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to add any Black individuals to his administration so far, despite recruiting Black Republicans to campaign for him and promising to bring back 'Black jobs.'

Figures like Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Reps. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Wesley Hunt (R-Texas), John James (R-Mich.), and Burgess Owens (R-Utah) campaigned for Trump, participating in events aimed at courting Black voters.

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