Donald Trump invited the MAGA (Make America great again) activist to the stage said he was taken aback when the conservative recognized him in public and acknowledged his contribution to Black college and universities.
“She looks at me, says, It’s President Trump. You saved my college. And I said, ‘How the hell do you know that?’ This one is so smart, so sharp,” Trump said.
“She grabbed me. She gave me a kiss,” he added. “I said, I think I’m never going back home to the first lady.”
The GOP presidential nominee, who has proclaimed that he is the “best president for Black Americans,” heaped praise for Montgomery, describing her as “incredible” with a “tremendous future,” and told her that he would do “everything” in his capacity to help her, before giving the dais to speak.
The conservative activist also returned the favor by calling Trump the “Big T.”
“I do want to add on to some of the remarks that were made by others,” the conservative activist said.
“And we do need to do our best to get the message out there. The fight is nothing if all we do is talk about it amongst ourselves,” she added.
Trump’s praise for the activist also seemingly stems from her support to the ex-president’s demagoguery. Earlier at the Atlanta rally, Montgomery defended Trump over the offensive remarks he made earlier this week about Kamala Harris’ racial background, Fox news reported.
“A few days ago president Trump said he didn’t know vice president Harris was a Black woman,” Montgomery said. “I’m trying to figure out what all the outrage is about because she’s only Black when it’s time to get elected.”
Last week, Trump claimed at a conference of Black journalists that Harris “happened to turn Black” only recently.
“She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage,” Trump said.
“I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black. And now she wants to be known as Black. So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?,” the former president then wondered.