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Spike Lee: ‘Some Negroes’ Will Be Drinking Trump’s ‘Orange Kool-Aid’ In November

Paul Bois
Spike Lee: ‘Some Negroes’ Will Be Drinking Trump’s ‘Orange Kool-Aid’ In November
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Director Spike Lee referred to “some negroes” that will be drinking President Donald Trump’s “orange kool-aid” this coming November, dismissing them as a small percentage.

Speaking with Gayle King of CBS on Tuesday, Spike Lee discussed his upcoming movie “Da 5 Bloods” and his decision to feature a black Trump supporter as one of the main characters. Though he said the film will treat the character with dignity, Lee’s rhetoric about such people was less dignified.

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