{"id":7721,"date":"2026-05-02T10:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=7721"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:23:09","slug":"keeping-the-black-vote-energized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=7721","title":{"rendered":"Keeping the Black Vote Energized"},"content":{"rendered":"

by\u00a0David W. Marshall<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

With the chaos and confusion surrounding the United States\u2019 self-inflicted war with Iran, our NATO allies are experiencing America\u2019s leadership void firsthand. The direct U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran has severely strained relationships with our closest European allies, leading to a major decline in confidence in American leadership.<\/p>\n

The erosion of trust comes from the lack of diplomatic consultation resulting from our nation\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d policy, which consistently ignores input from our allies. Iran\u2019s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted global energy supplies and is economically impacting European and Asian allies with higher energy prices. It shows that Americans here at home are not alone in suffering from the results of the Trump administration\u2019s recklessness and arrogance. Our allies, who express concerns about the stability of U.S. leadership, would not be wrong to question how a presidential candidate with a long list of documented moral, ethical and legal failings managed to maintain political support from millions of voters.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t matter to voters that each of the failings was a red flag representing clear evidence that he was unfit to serve as the most powerful person in the world. When it comes to shielding the nation and world from Donald Trump\u2019s domestic and foreign policy volatility, the Republican-led Congress, the Republican-led Supreme Court and the MAGA movement have let the nation and world down. On the world stage, our allies can no longer trust the actions and motives coming from this White House. At one time, the Republican Party was the party of foreign affairs and fiscal responsibility.<\/p>\n