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Dr. Umar Johnson claims Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign offered him $10,000 for an interview.
On Thursday (August 15), Johnson shared a video on social media declaring that the Black vote can't be bought ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
“The Black vote ain’t for sale no more,” Johnson said. “We bartering on business! We standing on business! Bring us some tangibles or get out of my face.”
Johnson then claimed that celebrities like Rickey Smily and Steve Harvey have been paid to show support for Harris, who he referred to as "Kabama Harris."
“Rickey Smiley, I love you, but crying on the radio for Kamala Harris my brother? It’s an all-time low. Don’t do that again Rickey Smiley. Don’t you get on your radio show and cry for Kamala…If you want to cry for Kabama Harris…you do that in the privacy of your own house. But if we’re going to be honest, Steve Harvey and Rickey Smiley — and I love you both, no hate to my big brothers — but if we’re going to be honest, Rickey Smiley and Steve Harvey, ya’ll only carried on because ya’ll got paid to carry on. Can we please be honest? Can we?”
The activist then claimed that he's been offered thousands by the Harris campaign.
“Kamala Harris and the Democratic plantation is paying you celebrities, paying you to shame Black people into voting [for Harris]. Ya’ll know we not going to get nothing out of that vote…ya’ll being bought. They offered my $10K for an interview with Kamala Harris. I don’t want your money, but we can definitely do the interview…yes, we can do the interview, but keep your damn money," Johnson said.
He also shared a screenshot of what he claimed were text messages exchanged between him and the Harris campaign.
Watch Johnson's video below.
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