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This was also my take-away from a similar article I read earlier. Why not simple ask, "such as?" or, "yes, please remind the voters what you've done for Black Americans."?
From 2020 - https://www.vox.com/21524499/what-trump-has-done-for-black-people
•Trump passed a significant criminal justice reform measure, but his administration has worked to undo it
• Black employment gains before the pandemic were real — but not the result of Trump’s presidential term
• Trump’s claims on poverty don’t tell the full story of racial disparity
• The mechanism for funding HBCUs has very little to do with Trump
Trump does indeed deserve some credit with criminal justice reform. It's arguably the only good thing he did in four years. It's certainly nothing to give any credence to "best since Lincoln".
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/18/18140973/state-of-the-union-trump-first-step-act-criminal-justice-reform
Can we even be certain that the criminal justice reform was not just his way of making things easier for himself, as a criminal who would eventually face justice?
You know he doesn't remember any of that and would instead go on yet another rant about how "Mexicans are taking Black jobs"