When former President Donald Trump was in Atlanta for a fundraiser with some of the Peach State’s wealthiest Republicans, he stopped at a local Chick-fil-A franchise and ordered a voluminous number of milkshakes and a large amount of chicken while also chatting with his supporters at the restaurant and with the staff.
It was an incredible example of his personal magnetism, as the crew behind the counter was obviously hanging on his every word as he asked them what on the menu was good and if they and the restaurant were ready to make a lot of money and get “rich.” Somewhat surprisingly given the city’s far-left tilt, the workers seemed to love chatting with him and were crowded together in delight.
His supporters at the restaurant were no less positive, with one of them who hugged him and posed for a picture alongside him, a young, African-American woman, telling him, “I don’t care what the media tells you, Mr. Trump. We support you.”
That young woman was Michaelah Montgomery, the founder of a group called Conserve the Culture. She appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” after the viral exchange to explain her support for Trump and to sound off on the mainstream media’s coverage of African-American support for Trump, coverage that she alleged is misleading.
During the interview, Mongomery told FNC host Lawrence Jones, “The general consensus or social media would have you thinking that if President Trump were to show up to the HBCU [Historically Black Colleges and Universities] campuses … that like, some angry mob would form or a riot would ensue and that he would not be welcome, and clearly the sentiment in that room the other day was the complete opposite.”
Continuing, she explained that, contrary to that perception, numerous students from the Atlanta-area HBCUs showed up to support Trump, saying, “He was very welcome. People were excited to see him. People showed up in support of him, and people, of course, were from all four institutions within the AUC [Atlanta University Center], the local HBCU community in Atlanta, and they all showed up in support of him.”
She added that the Chick-fil-A incident was important because it gave her and the crowd with her an opportunity to rebut that presumption and show their support for Trump, saying, “I really appreciate that we were able to not only let him know that regardless of what social media says… I know they’re trying to make us think we’re supposed to hate you, but we don’t.”
Watch Montgomery at the Chick-fil-A here:
She further explained that she was able to use the incident to teach her pupils about how the MSM warps perceptions of topics, saying, “And additionally, it was a learning experience for my students because they were able to see and experience firsthand how the media can warp that perception of an opinion or a person.”
Montgomery continued, “Because, like I said, to think that these students who attend these illustrious institutions aren’t smart enough to make their own decisions, so much so that they would only show support for Trump because he bought chicken sandwiches and milkshakes… that in itself is the most disturbing part of it all.”
Further, she added, “Especially when you think about the fact that it was mainly urban media outlets that were doing everything in their power to turn other Black people against these young Black kids who simply were not shy to explore other options.”
And, explaining why the black community, which has gone from supporting him at a 4% rate in October of 2020 toa 20% rate in February of 2024, Montgomery said, “They feel like he’s honest. They feel like this is somebody who, while we might not agree with how he says things, how he goes about things, at least he’s telling us what it is.”
She added, “We don’t feel like this is a snake in the grass waiting for his chance to bite us. This is somebody who’s telling us this is what my plan is. Here’s how I plan to execute it. Here’s the people involved, and here’s how you can get involved.” She also noted, “They just feel like he’s more relatable. They really feel like this is somebody who’s talking to them and not just saying what they want to hear.”