Trump supporters stand by the president amid inflammatory tweets: "That's why I voted for him"

[jpak]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tweets-supporters-stand-by-president-amid-racist-tweets/

President Trump has refused to walk back his racist tweets targeting a group of Democratic congresswomen of color in part because he believes his supporters will stand by him. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe spoke to a number of Trump supporters on Monday who say they do.

"I know some people don't like his tweets and they think he's crass. I -- that's why I voted for him," said retired businesswoman Mary Lou Kohlhofer.

Another supporter, Doug Thomas, said, "It's unfortunate he had to do it the way he had to do it… It's really the only way he can to get this country back."

Nancy Schneider even went so far as to echo the sentiment in President Trump's tweets, saying, "If you think you have it better in your -- where you came from or how they did things there, go back where you came from."

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[LonePirate]

1. More journalistic malpractice by not asking the follow-up question:"Why are you a racist?"

[Lochloosa]

2. [phone]

[JI7]

4. +

[DBoon]

3. I'm old enough to remember the Kent State killings

Their were a lot of "real americans" who only wished more had been killed. They were Nixon/Agnew's "silent majority"

They are now Trump supporters

[Baitball Blogger]

13. +1

Was Kent State the first warning of how far they would go?

[maryellen99]

5. These people are also ok with trump being a pedophile and child rapist nt

[crazytown]

6. Racist

[Hoyt]

7. I wonder if the "retired businesswoman" Mary Lou Kohlhofer is the same one as in this article?

PORTSMOUTH — A Fremont woman was driving drunk to a Sunday morning Bible study class when she failed to negotiate a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-through and crashed into a fence, say police.

https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20080408/NEWS/804080407


These ignorant white wing racists really are deplorable.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. BINGO! I JUST FOUND THAT, TOO!

[COLGATE4]

9. Sweet Mary Lou. Bless her heart,

her next thought will be her first.

[dalton99a]

10. "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot every person of color in sight

and I wouldn't lose voters"

In fact their faith would be strengthened

[durablend]

11. And

He could then rape the dead corpses and nothing would change.

[underpants]

12. Ed O'Keefe got sent on a Cletus Safari

I wonder what did to piss off his editor.

[onecaliberal]

14. White nationalist had better understand this is not just their country

There are MORE of us. I’m so fed up with this stupid fucking bullshit.

[Trumpocalypse]

15. Deplorable!

Hillary Clinton was right!

[hatrack]

16. Ready to "reach out"? Gosh, I know I am!!

[kacekwl]

17. Yet all the talking heads pontificate on the reasons

for his supporters. It's fucking racism dummies no matter how you break it down.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. They're racists and he's a racist

It's that simple.