Rap mogul And Business Owner Russell Simmons Endorses Hillary Clinton For President

Rap mogul And Business Owner Russell Simmons
 Endorses Hillary Clinton For President 

BHR Hollywood Reports........ Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons endorsed Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Friday, saying that after speaking to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, he thinks the senator is "overstating what he can deliver to underserved communities."

Hillary Clinton 

The Def Jam co-founder hailed Clinton as the Democratic candidate with the best chance to win the general election in November and said her policies are realistic.

"Bernie Sanders is over-promising. He's insensitive to the plight of black people, and what good is it
if you don't take lobbyist money and don't acknowledge the No. 1 threat to America and to the world is the factory farming lobby because it is poisoning the planet quickly," Simmons said.

Russell Simmons 

When he asked Sanders about the lobby, Simmons said Sanders "brushed it off, even
though he knows that your earthquakes and all these storms are a result of factory farming."

 “But I think Sen. Clinton has been sensitive, supportive of the progressive agenda, she’s realistic in what she can get

Bernie Sanders 

done, she’s able to beat the Republican candidate, and I think that Bernie Sanders would not be able to — or could lose — and I don’t wanna take that chance.”

While Sanders has been openly critical of President Barack Obama, Clinton has aligned closely with the president, and black voters have overwhelmingly supported her campaign over Sanders’ — especially in the Southern states that voted on Super Tuesday.

After speaking to Bernie Sanders I have decided that he is over stating what he can deliver to underserved communities

— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) March 4, 2016

I have decided to to go with my long time friend who has been nothing but honest and supportive of the progressive agenda that I care about

— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) March 4, 2016