Tech Trump used Facebook to suppress the Black vote in battleground states during 2016 election, report says September 28, 2020September 29, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on Trump used Facebook to suppress the Black vote in battleground states during 2016 election, report says Report: Trump's 2016 campaign sought to deter Black Americans in battleground states from voting by targeting them with negative Clinton Facebook ads.