Sean “Diddy” Combs has had his hand in politics for a number of years, most notably dating back to his vigilance for the Rock the Vote campaign during the 2004 presidential election, where he interviewed a relatively unknown Illinois Senator who would go to make history inside the White House.
However, more than a decade later, the 46-year-old music mogul’s opinion on President Obama’s tenure as commander-in-chief isn’t exactly dipped in bronze. While speaking to Al Sharpton on MSNBC’s Politics Nation earlier today, he expressed how he felt the black community didn’t get all they hoped for during the election years.
“My number one thing, though, to be honest, is black people,” Diddy admitted, who had originally joined the segment discussing his new Harlem charter school before the topic switched to the upcoming presidential election. “I feel like we put President Obama in the White House. When I look back, I just wanted more done for my people because that’s the name of the game. This is politics. You put somebody in office you get in return the things that you care about for your communities.”
“I think we got a little bit shortchanged,” he continued. “That’s not knocking the President. There’s a lot going on — a lot of balls for him to juggle — he’s done an excellent job, you know, but I think it’s time to turn up the heat because the black vote is going to decide who is the next president of the United States.”
While it was quite explicit that Diddy doesn’t plan on voting for Donald Trump this November, he’s not all that enthused with Hillary Clinton, who has been frequently accused of “pandering” to black people’s interests, just to obtain their vote.
“Ms. Clinton … Hillary Clinton, you know, I hope she starts to directly talk to the black community. … It really makes me feel, you know, almost … hurt that our issues are not addressed and we’re such a big part of the voting [bloc],” he said.
“I honestly think he heat has to be turned up so much that as a community, we got to hold our vote,” he added. “Really revolutionize the game. Make them come for our vote. It’s a whole different strategy but I think we need to hold our vote because I don’t believe any of [the candidates].”
Sharpton also prompted Diddy to reveal that his next album will be his last and his current tour is sort of like his “victory lap.”
Watch Diddy talk politics via the video below.
lol i remember that Rock the Vote shit. Diddy was a useful idiot of the globalist elite. Is he really so stupid he thinks voting matters when the same hand is holding both puppets?
“My number one thing, though, to be honest, is my position in the hierarchy of influential black people. I feel like I helped put President Obama in the White House. When I look back, I just wanted more credit for what I’ve done for my people because that’s the name of my game. This is politics. You put somebody in office you get in return the things that you care about for your communities.”
we always want something done for our people, but nobody knows exactly what though. I’ don’t think any president will implement a policy strictly based on race
While in office Obama was able to take out Bin Ladin and Sadam, I’m fine with that
Sadam was prior to the Obama administration
You two can’t even spell his name right. It’s spelled SADDAM
Dude…dnt know body care abt that but u..we knew who they were tlkn abt..shit it’s not like their worthy 2 b spelled right. Relax
By the looks of your comment you’re no better.
Shortchanged how? Oh you mean like how you shortchanged BIG’s family but take your family on million dollar vacations? Oh so you mean President Obama Diddy’d us!! ?
He could of changed the way the justice system done. He could of bought to light how these for profit prisons are set in place to trap minorities. He could of set the justice dept on the police dept has a whole rather than case by case basis.
Ladies and gentlemen let us our heads to mourn the senseless murder of the English language, specifically the horrific murder of tenses and punctuations by GreenNYC.
Lol absolutely!
Guess you missed all the victims of the nonviolent drug offenders he’s pardoned. And he can’t change the law, dummy. That would be your republican-controlled Congress and local judges that sentence you based on the laws they already have on the books.
Oh no; a celebrity not praising Hilary!?
Puffy shot changed LOX, Ma$e, Shyne, Rob & Dep
Don’t forget Loon he fucked him over too. And the white kid Kain lol
Lol..And dnt 4get Danity Kane and those one dudes from making the band.
Sean a hoe.
Wow..I do not give a blank about Diddy political view….. President Obama has done more good for the people…..If you can not uplift yourself do it expect other to do it for you….
What diddy fails to realize is president obama had a congress that refused to work with him and obstructed the majority of what he tried to do so maybe diddy needs to understand how politics work as congress holds the power if the president could do everything himself there would be no need for congresss so in close this is what makes voting in the primaries and local elections important as well as in the national elections.
this^^^^^^^^
Democrats had control of both chambers from 2007-2009 and were unable to get anything done. They also had control of the senate from 2007-2015 and were unable to find middle ground on any issues. This problem is not isolated to the democrat party but a larger issue with politics in general.
Diddy juggles a lot of balls…
lol I think you mean, he wears a lot of hats. But yeah, even still, this muthafucka right here man, right here… he done robbed more artists than Jerry Heller EVER did! #FACTS
I’m a DONALD trump fan. Why? He speaks from his heart, not a TelePrompter like the other puppets. So it’s a bit more genuine why he is saying. However, with that said, voting for a president is one of the least useful our our rights to chang our communities. Vote in local elections. Push for term limits on congress (soooo important). If we want to see change, we need to do it ourselves, cause the educated people know that the government just wants to continue to keep us where we are, divided and fighting. This race war BS going on nation wide is a load of shit. The majority of all races care abot everyone, and want everyone to prosper in peace and harmony. But either way, fuck hillary. She’s a sellout, political gangster. Look into those shady deaths surrounding tne clinton foundation.
So your rationale is, wow no teleprompter! He’s genuine! You’re an idiot, if that’s what it takes and you think there’s logic in that you’re an another uninformed voter.
I’d rather someone speak off a telepromter & be thoughtful than speak freely and be bigoted & uninform the public.
Diddy is now an instrument of the system… fucking with ya’ll minds, so ya’ll can go vote for Hillary. Even though it really doesn’t matter…