August 28, 2020 11:41 AM UTC

"I'm A Trumpster Minorities Tour" Bus--NOT A Parody

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• by: Colorado Pols

We did an honest-to-Pete spit take when we saw this photo a short while ago from Westword’s Conor McCormick-Cavanagh:

Just spotted this tour bus in the Globeville neighborhood pic.twitter.com/nFF5fX6rE5

— Conor McCormick-Cavanagh (@ConorMichael28) August 28, 2020

That’s right, folks–there is apparently a bus rolling through Denver today for something called the “I’m a Trumpster 2020 Minorities Tour,” featuring a couple of gentlemen of color who we’ve never personally heard of, but it’s possible you might have–and what could be the worst campaign website of the last decade:

We’ve done a bit of research to be sure, and despite the on-its-face offensiveness of a “Trumpster Minorities Tour” and extremely low quality overall production value, as it turns out this is not a parody meant to drive voters into the arms of Joe Biden–even though that’s the most likely net effect. We know it’s hard to believe, but a reporter named Riley Bunch of the Valdosta, Georgia Daily Times reported last November that the primary purpose of this campaign is to sell clothing bearing the “I’m a Trumpster” logo:

Black voters filled the lobby of the Georgia World Congress center on Friday for Trump’s launch of his “Black Voices for Trump” initiative looking to woo black support ahead of the 2020 election. While the event was held in Georgia, people from all over the country made their way to watch what Trump’s senior adviser Katrina Pierson told the crowd was “another historic moment.”

Reggie Carr and Johnny Thomas are “Trumpsters.” The Atlanta duo created their own clothing line that reads: “I am a Trumpster” and sported it at the black voters event. [Pols emphasis] Carr said that he doesn’t want to be a part of the “silent majority” anymore.

“Our goal is to help bring light to minorities and get them on the bandwagon,” he said. “(Trump) loves America and he loves Americans.”

Then in April, Joey Bunch of the Colorado Springs Gazette gave them some more friendly coverage:

Stay-at-home order or not, fans of the first lady plan to gather in Parker Saturday night to wish her a happy 50th birthday on Sunday.

Gov. Jared Polis’ stay-at-home order, which carries the force of law, expires Sunday. The order limits gatherings to 10 or fewer people. Once the legal order expires Sunday, what the governor called safer-at-home guidelines continue to call for groups to be of 10 people or fewer.

The idea is to film a message to Melania Trump as part of a birthday video being put on by Reggie Carr and Johnny Thomas, the founders of the advocacy organization I’m a Trumpster.

If you’d like to learn more about the “I’m A Trumpster Minorities Tour,” you can listen to this interview of the principal figures with local right-wing podcast host Kim Monson of the Americhicks–who as every listener to local right-wing AM radio and not-ready-for-primetime podcasts knows are the go-to source for all things…uh, minority related.

Seriously folks, not a parody. We’re still having trouble accepting it.