These Loyal Black Conservatives Just Got Left in the Dust By Trump's Post-Election Picks

By Candace McDuffie

As President-elect Donald Trump continues to handpick members of his Cabinet, it appears as though the Black conservatives who backed him at mind-boggling levels are nowhere to be found. Here are the ones that got noticeably left in the dust.

After he tried—and failed—to become the Republican presidential nominee, U.S. South Carolina Senator Tim Scott went on to endorse Trump. This meant appearing at Trump’s campaign rallies and confessing his undying love for him. Beyond humiliating himself.s..atleast in front of Black folk, Scott has yet to be selected as a member of his Cabinet.

Political Commentator Candace Owens

Conservative commentator Candace Owens has always backed Donald Trump—and when he faced Vice President Kamala Harris her support for him somehow became even more ruthless. She questioned Harris’ race, insisted that America deserved better than the VP and publicly insulted celebrities who endorsed Harris. The irony? Following a slew on antisemitic remarks, Owens was dropped from speaking at a Trump fundraiser while he was still on the campaign trail.

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson

It’s no surprise that Ben Carson would support Trump, seeing as he was his former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Carson even spoke at the Republican National Convention this year, drumming up the drama by taking a biblical tone as he described Trump. “I saw President Trump, a dear friend, escape death by mere inches, and my thoughts immediately turned to the book of Isaiah that says: ‘No weapon formed against you shall prosper,’” Carson said.

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson

In 2021, Mark Robinson became the first Black Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. Earlier this year, Trump endorsed Robinson, calling him “Martin Luther King on steroids.” Robinson also spoke at the Republican National Convention, expressing deep reverence for Trump. “Never before has America been in peril like she is right now. But never before has America had an answer like we have in Donald J. Trump,” Robinson said. However, Trump distanced his camp from Robinson when CNN reported that the politician once allegedly labeled himself a “Black Nazi.”

Former Georgia Senate Republican Nominee Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker has expressed tremendous support throughout Trump’s 2024 campaign and even appeared at a Georgia rally earlier this month. Even though Walker flubbed Trump’s name at the event, Trump insisted that he would put the former NFL player and failed GOP Senate candidate in charge of a new missile defense shield if elected—but it’s unlikely he’ll make good on that promise.

Florida U.S. Representative Byron Donalds

Byron Donalds stumped hard for Trump in 2024, and even led a “Black Men’s Barbershop Talk Roundtable Event.” It promised to “focus on the challenges facing Black men today, including economic struggles, community safety, and the negative impact of Kamala Harris’ policies on the Black community.” Donalds also stood by Trump when he said he plans on pardoning January 6 rioters as President and downplayed Trump’s attacks on Harris’ race.