While former President Donald Trump was addressing an audience of Black journalists on Wednesday, a new super PAC using the N-word sprung into existence, with official paperwork filed with the Federal Election Commission.
But the timing for the creation of "N----- for Trump" was "genuine coincidence," Jeremiya Mitchell, the 25-year-old man who created the super PAC, told Raw Story in an exclusive phone interview.
Mitchell told Raw Story that the fundraising committee is legitimate and has plans to fundraise for Trump "in the making."
Jeremiya Mitchell (provided)
"I've spoken with a couple people, and we have got the ball rolling, but we haven't set up any events or anything yet, but hopefully that will be coming in the near future," said Mitchell, who also created the official "Real N----- For Trump" X account.
By law, super PACs may raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to advocate for or against political candidates, although many neither raise nor spend much. Mitchell said the FEC has been "really helpful" in the process of setting up the PAC, and he's been in touch with conservative fundraising platform, WinRed.
"We cannot comment on specific committees," Judith Ingram, FEC press officer, told Raw Story via email.
WinRed did not immediately respond to Raw Story's request for comment.
The idea for the PAC's name came in response to this week's "White Dudes for Harris" livestream that raised more than $4 million for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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"I saw the 'White Dudes for Harris' thing, and it was so cheap. It's like a slap in the face," Mitchell, of Brewton, Ala., said. "This is kind of like the other side of the coin to that because too often Black men are overlooked and disregarded completely when it comes to politics because nobody gives a f--- about us really."
Mitchell said politicians don't care to "push an issue" for Black men and took issue with Harris' Atlanta rally that featured rappers Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion.
"There's no specific policies for us, but you'll have somebody like Kamala Harris come to a predominantly Black city like Atlanta and not talk any policy, but have rappers up there shaking their a-- and stuff, so this is kind of to send a message that we're serious and then we're gonna stand with who is willing to do something for us," Mitchell said.
Mitchell, who says he previously worked in election coordination and field management for PACs, including Young Americans for Liberty and Make Liberty Win, became a Trump supporter in 2016. He said if more isn't done to address illegal immigration, "the first people who are going to feel that is the Black community."
"Donald Trump was the first president of my adult life, and comparing my life from then to now is night and day," Mitchell said.
Young Americans for Liberty and Make Liberty Win did not immediately respond to Raw Story's request for comment.
Mitchell said many people mistakenly thought he was "trolling" or a "white person trying to make this to maybe make Trump look bad."
"I’m Black myself, I can say ‘n----’ in whatever context I want. So in this context, it's a term of endearment," Mitchell said. "'N----- for Trump' isn't just limited to Black men. We got white n-----, Mexican n-----, so this isn't just an exclusionary party or PAC like 'White Dudes for Harris'."
White Dudes for Harris' X account was suspended Monday evening shortly after the fundraising call but reinstated Tuesday.
Harris' and Trump's campaigns did not immediately respond to Raw Story's request for comment.
