In an explosive interview with Gayle King, Charles Barkley said black people who wear Trump’s mug shot t-shirts are ‘freaking idiots.’ And he didn’t stop there.
This is how it all started.
On“King Charles”( CNN) the two watched a clip of Trump bragging about Black supporters who have “embraced” the shirts, which bear Trump’s booking photo in Georgia over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
“When you heard that, what did you think?” Gayle asked the basketball Hall of Famer.
“First of all, I’m just going to say this: If I see a Black person walking around with Trump mugshot, I’m gonna punch him in the face,” Barkley replied.
“Charles, you really can’t say that, ’cause, A, you don’t mean that,” King shot back.
“Oh, I mean that sincerely,” he said.
“And then you will be arrested for assault, and then what?” King said, perhaps still hoping for Barkley to withdraw the remark.
“I’m gonna bail myself out and go celebrate,” Barkley responded.
The clip went viral and has been viewed– so far — by more than 7 million people.