08-15-2018, 01:42 PM
(08-15-2018, 01:07 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Your comment was that you didn't recall anyone "dropping the racist bomb on him prior to 2016." Whether you agree that his actions were racist or not, there are quite a few instances of him being accused of racism prior to 2016. Pat and I mentioned a couple of examples, and there are more out there. It simply shows that the accusations of racism against Trump are not new and have been going on for decades.
The fact that people have to go back 30 to 45 years to find 2 pretty weak examples speaks volumes to me. When someone is in the public eye for that long, you can pretty much craft any narrative you want and find some weak evidence to support it...but if Trump were the flaming nazi racist the left makes him out to be, the examples should be clearer, stronger and more numerous.
I never saw anyone accuse Trump of racism for his opinion on the jogger case until 2016, when CNN grilled him over it. I also doubt the headlines were "Donald Trump is a Racist" back in 1973. His father was still running the show back then, and no admission of guilt was made. Saying that these were clear accusations of racism (at the time) is a stretch. Sure, they're used NOW as evidence.
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