The Fyre Festival fraudster
Billy McFarland, the Fyre Festival fraudster, helps Donald Trump connect with rappers to increase his appeal to African-American voters.
Organized meetings
Billy McFarland has organized meetings with musicians from the hip-hop scene even though the latter is not officially part of Donald Trump’s campaign.
A group of supporters
McFarland wants to join a group of supporters who are less not Trump’s usual voters.
In favor of Trump
A recent Pew Research Center poll shows that 77% of African-American voters support Biden, compared with 18% who favor Trump.
Possible factor for change
Trump’s campaign relies on hip-hop culture as a possible factor for change.
An alliance between two criminals
The Democratic National Committee was quick to condemn the partnership. DNC spokesman Alex Floyd described the collaboration to TMZ as an alliance between two convicted felons.
Chaos
Floyd also pointed out that the Republican National Convention reflected the chaos of the Fyre Festival.
Disaster
McFarland’s controversial past is the backdrop for his new political commitment. Fyre Fest, announced in 2017 as a luxury music festival to be held on a private beach in the Bahamas, quickly turned into a disaster due to fraud and mismanagement.
Multiple charges
McFarland was subsequently sentenced to prison for multiple counts of fraud. Netflix made a documentary about it!