Charlamagne Tha God isn’t backing down.
The co-host of the nationally syndicated Breakfast Club fired back Monday morning after a weekend attack from President Donald Trump, who called the longtime radio personality a “dope,” a “low IQ racist sleazebag,” and mocked his stage name by saying, “Can anyone imagine the uproar there would be if I used that nickname?”
The clash stems from Charlamagne’s appearance on Lara Trump’s Fox News program My View with Lara Trump, where he was asked how he would rate Trump’s presidency.
“I wouldn’t give it a good rating simply because the least of us are still being impacted the worst.”
“Anything that takes away Medicaid from people and will put people in a worse financial situation than they were previously in, I’m not for,” said Charlamagne.
Charlamagne spoke of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy, saying, “I think this Epstein thing is going to be a way for traditional conservatives to take their party back. I really do.”
On The Breakfast Club this morning, Charlamagne responded to Trump’s attack.
“The personal insults, I don’t care. He called me a sleaze bag. I looked up the definition of sleaze bag. Says it’s a disgusting or despicable person, depending on who you ask. That may apply to me. Okay, I personally prefer friendly neighborhood a-hole.”
“He said I have no idea what words are coming out of my mouth. Absolutely true. Okay, I’ve been surprising myself my whole life, like, damn, I actually said that?”
Charlamagne shifted to Trump’s claims. “All right, there is zero evidence, nothing credible whatsoever that says President Trump played any role in ending the ongoing, keyword, ongoing conflict in the Eastern DRC, in Rwanda. Okay, America has not brokered any major peace deal.”
“And wiping out Iran’s nuclear capabilities, you did pull off a significant strike, but it didn’t eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Saying you wiped it out is an overstatement because, according to reports, no enrichment facility was destroyed, and Iran’s nuclear threat is still very active. And some experts argue it’s more dangerous now due to a lack of international oversight and the increased beef with Israel in the USA.”
Shifting to border security and immigration, Charlamagne said:
“Now you also claim the borders were closed. Not closed, but you have tightened immigration policies and increased enforcement. You have definitely made the border harder to cross.”
“But saying it’s closed is false and ignores everyone coming over seeking legal asylum. By the way, I want border security. I just want you to keep your promise of deporting illegals and criminals. But since Homeland Security started to work to deport more people, okay, immigrants with legal status and no criminal history are being detained and deported too. That’s not right. Okay?”
“My fellow Americans, we are in a strange time right now. A time we have never seen because authoritarian strategy is being used against anyone who speaks out against this administration. We saw what happened Friday. President Trump orders the firing of Labor’s statistic chief after data shows unemployment rates are higher.”
On race:
“He called me a racist. I didn’t mention race. Not one time on Laura Trump. I didn’t bring up the fact that President Trump issued an executive order directing oversight of institutions like the Smithsonian to remove or suppress narratives about systemic racism in black history. They want to reframe cultural memory to eliminate discussions of historical racial injustice. That, along with the determination of diversity in civil rights programs, is considered very racist by a lot of civil rights advocates. I didn’t even bring that up.”
Charlamagne then spoke of the economy.
“You can tell falsehoods about inflation being down. It won’t stop the reality of the price of consumer goods being high because of tariffs you implemented. So listen, President Trump, don’t worry about Lenard, okay? (Charlamagne’s real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey.) Don’t worry about Charlemagne Tha God. I know something I said hit a nerve and rattled you a little bit. But I don’t want you rattled. I want you to end wars, okay? I want you to keep the borders secure. I want you to have the economy booming.”
“I don’t care who’s in the White House. I want America to succeed. Okay, believe it or not, I’m rooting for you. But I need you focused, and right now you’re not focused. Okay, we need you focused on two things: the economy and Epstein. All right?”
“Whenever you see Trump trying to deflect from what’s important, keep him focused. Ask two simple questions. What about the economy? What about the Epstein files?”
Charlamagne Tha God co-hosts The Breakfast Club alongside DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious. The show broadcasts from New York and airs nationally on more than 80 stations.
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