Simone Biles takes apparent swipe at Donald Trump: ‘I love my black job’
FILE-Side-by-side photo of Simone Biles and Donald Trump. (Biles photo by Pete Dovgan/Speed Media/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Trump photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
Simone Biles appeared to take a dig at Donald Trump on social media in response to the former president’s "Black jobs" remark.
"I love my black job," the Olympic gold medalist posted on X, formerly Twitter, in response to a post from singer Ricky Davila, who had said: "Iconic photo of the GOAT mastering her black job and collecting Gold Medals."
Trump made headlines for the "Black job" comment when he appeared at the National Association of Black Journalists conference this week.
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Donald Trump at Black journalists forum: Full clip
Former President Donald Trump appeared before a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Chicago. Here's the full 35-minute exchange in which he discussed Black jobs and immigration, Kamala Harris' race, police immunity, and more.
When pressed by moderators at the journalism convention to elaborate on what personified a "Black job," the Republican presidential candidate told attendees that "a Black job is anybody that has a job," resulting in groans from the audience.
Trump received criticism from some for arguing during his televised debate with President Joe Biden in June that migrants are taking "Black jobs" and "Hispanic jobs" from Americans.
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Biles got into the social media exchange after she defeated Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade to win the all-around Paris Olympics gymnastics finals on Thursday, claiming her ninth gold medal. At 27, Biles is the oldest Olympic women’s gymnastics champion since 1952, per the AP.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.