Phil blasted for ‘racist’ mocking of black Trump voters

Phillip Schofield has been slammed on social media for mocking a pair of black Donald Trump voters.

Viewers accused the This Morning host of “casual racism” after he reacted to Diamond and Silk, two Southern American supporters of Donald Trump, by shaking his head and shoulders.

“Phil was mocking the ladies there, really disrespectful and bordering on racist #thismorning” said one Twitter user, while another added: “Not sure about @Schofe’s racist reaction with the head move. Not acceptable. @Ofcom @ITV @thismorning #thismorning”.

“You’re both very bright, very intelligent women – you mention the trillion dollars of debt,” Phil told the pair, before going on to reel off a long list of things Trump said he would do if he was elected. “How is he going to pay for that – you’re already millions of pounds in debt?”

One of the women replied: “Waste, fraud and abuse will be stopped in the government honey, and once you stop that, that’s billions of dollars that can be reinvested back into America.”

As she answered, the 54-yer-old presenter moved his head and shoulders to her words – but some other viewers found nothing remotely dodgy in Phil’s gesture.

One tweeted: “Oh ffs! He wasn’t being racist. @Schofe #ThisMorning People really need to STFU. Trump’s the f**ing racist!” While another added: “How is moving your head from side to side racist?

The Sun has contacted the This Morning team for comment.