Charles Barkley places blame on politicians for ‘making us fight with each other’

The division is alive and healthy throughout the country, and NBA Legend Charles Barkley blamed politicians for it.

Barkley’s “Inside the NBA” was aired on Martin Luther King’s Day on Monday, when he, Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny “The Jet” Smith discussed the importance of the day, which also coincided with the President Donald Trumpinauguration.

“I wish people were smarter, personally,” Barley began. “I think these politicians are – both parties – I think both parties are bad. But I think they do a very good job, making us not like each other.”

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Basketball analyst Charles Barkley at the ether before the championship game of NCAA Male Basketball Tournament Final Four. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Barkley, a former CNN leader, then gave his answer about what America “became.”

“Racism exists, there always exists, it will always be, unfortunately. It is a disaster. But what America has become rich people against poor people. And I wish people realized that politicians do a good job by making us argue with each other. But it’s really rich people against the poor, “Barkley said. “They are trying to deal with blacks, white people, immigration, homosexuality and all these different things, but what is, rich people do people don’t love each other. And until we do, we will never be successful.”

Charles Barkley celebrates after winning a Golden Medal for men against Yugoslavia in Georgia Dome in Atlanta on August 3, 1996. (Manny Millan/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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“These politicians have screwed up our world, forcing you to choose a team,” Barkley added. “And that is sad because I’m not for anyone’s team. I’m for everyone’s team.”

Barkley said “not a fan of Trump and blamed Democrats for defeat because they were “stupid”.

“We still haven’t solved the problem of immigration … We never dealt with inflation. Bringing all these stupid stars to gather the voters, what was that? I love Beyoncé. It won’t make me vote in a certain way … .. guys, because You all stupid. Barkley said in the “The Steam Room” with his passenger “NBA on TNT” Ernie Johnson shortly after the election.

Former Phoenix Suns player Charles Barkley at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on January 21, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilus-Usa Today Sports)

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“We are all guilty of not having a game plan. We don’t have concerts and sets. People want solutions, they want money in their pocket, they want a safe limit.”

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