D.L. Hughley speaks out about another person visiting Donald Trump at the White House, and this time it’s the Philadelphia Eagles’ Saquon Barkley.
During a recent interview, the comedian slammed Barkley and the rest of the Eagles who went to visit the White House. “I think it’s not just political,” he said after host Harvey Levin talked about the 14 players who decided not to go on the visit.
“What Donald Trump has done and is doing to Black History is unsavory and is undeniable. Trump is deliberately trying to erase Black people history for whatever quest. He’s elevating Christopher Columbus again… so he’s deliberately doing things to Black people that isn’t just political. And any Black man that does it, is obviously going to catch some type of heat. When a Black person does it, I can always tell what they are…”
Hughley was then asked to clarify his statements, to which he said, “Saquon Barkley, he had a girlfriend who threw around the N-word a lot, and said she wasn’t a gold digger and she wasn’t messing with no broke N-words. He look like that kind of guy that’s indifferent to what Black people go through. It’s just true. And I notice that to be consistent with a lot of Black people who show up at Trump events.”
He continued, “Not shocked he dated a white girl who threw the N-word around. He looks like the kind of guy who would do it, and that guy doesn’t care about Black people.”
This isn’t the first time that Barkley has faced backlash for being a part of a Trump event. He was criticized for golfing with him over the weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey. He would address it on his Twitter/X account. “Lol, some people are really upset cause I played golf and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand,” he tweeted.
He continued, “Just golfed with Obama not too long ago…and look forward to finishing my round with Trump! Now ya get out of my mentions with all this politics and have an amazing day.”
Barkley’s visit comes after his teammate, Jalen Hurts, refused to speak about attending the White House at the Time100 Gala, instead, he gave a look that solidified that he was not going to be in attendance.
D.L. Hughley added, “I think he [Trump] seeks them out, just like water seeks its own level… those kind of [Black] men and women easily show up at these events and they are great for camera fodder.”
Levin asked Hughley, “Can’t you separate the honor [being invited to the White House] from the person? You can’t squeeze honor out of the unhonorable. He’s an unhonorable man who insults Black people, insults our history on a daily basis…. We’re talking about somebody erasing Harriet Tubman, Tuskegee Airmen, and disbanding Black history.”