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***NEW*** Trump said there are too many MINORITIES in the Suburbs. Wants to reduce the numbers
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Blue Owl
(59,104 posts)N/T
Cha
(319,076 posts)
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)moderate conservatives from coast to coast. He's too disordered to understand the importance of restraint in messaging in order to allow good-hearted cons to remain comfortably as they've always been.
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)You, I love.
Vivienne235729
(3,748 posts)vercetti2021
(10,481 posts)He always, always finds new ways to lose the election for himself. He just did it for good now. You will never get the AA vote buddy, you just completely ensured it.
MissB
(16,344 posts)I really can’t wait for the stories of this fucked up White House to come out after this needy admin leaves.
They’ll be epic.
vercetti2021
(10,481 posts)You can count on it
LuckyLib
(7,052 posts)other, more enriching things to see on the tube.
AZ8theist
(7,377 posts)
tecelote
(5,156 posts)Trump believes he has three kinds of supporters. Those that can count and those that can't.
HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)This isn't aimed at them, it's aimed at 'Suburban Housewives' as he puts it - trouble is, he's lost them too.
vercetti2021
(10,481 posts)Except my cousin. Shes the housewife he is talking about. Shes an old Karen that loves to tell people how to live their lives and yet never worked a day in her life because of her husband's job.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)doing his best to kill them off so I wonder why he mentions it as a problem to him...
Johnny2X2X
(24,207 posts)OMG.
Cha
(319,076 posts)
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)
Goodheart
(5,760 posts)
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)
Delarage
(2,597 posts)I was listening while I was on the computer, but I'd love for someone to ask him what exactly is wrong with low-income people. Is just the presence of someone who makes less than you really that traumatic? And I'd like to someone to ask him what kinds of places are acceptable for low-income people to live.
fierywoman
(8,595 posts)they ALWAYS work way harder than he ever has for a single day of his life -- he knows they're much stronger than he is.
spooky3
(38,633 posts)folk you describe, there are people who make TONS of money, such as
--techies of all races and ethnicities
--surgeons of all races and ethnicities
--entrepreneurs of all races and ethnicities
--engineers of all races and ethnicities
--professors of all races and ethnicities
etc., etc., etc.
All of them are better people than is Trump.
reACTIONary
(7,162 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)The next time he brags about how much he's done for AA's, I really hope some journalist throws this back in his fat, ugly face. 
Ohiogal
(40,578 posts)
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Nobody else.
Squidly
(868 posts)The Oompa Loompas???
You cant lump them in with shitstain!!
Mr. Ected
(9,714 posts)It's been a veritable four year crime spree tinged with overt and shameless racism. All in plain sight.
Initech
(108,783 posts)I for one would welcome more diversity in my community - there's too many rich, racist conservative white people here, it sucks. 
Dem2theMax
(11,005 posts)I would love for my community to reflect the country as it really is.
Cha
(319,076 posts)supremist shit.
mzmolly
(52,793 posts)But he's not racist at all. 
world wide wally
(21,836 posts)
TexasBushwhacker
(21,204 posts)HORRORS! Of course, most low income housing is built in areas that have public transportation. No buses, no low income housing more often than not.
Having lived in older complexes and even a rooming house that had a rainbow of tenants, I know that the "quality" of low income housing is TOTALLY dependent on the management. Places that are managed well are fine. Places that aren't can be pretty bad, regardless of the color of the tenants.
Trump's comment was pretty rich considering the wealth he inherited came from his father being a slumlord.
world wide wally
(21,836 posts)
BannonsLiver
(20,595 posts)My mouth is on the floor with that one.
CanonRay
(16,171 posts)Doodley
(11,913 posts)
malaise
(296,105 posts)The virus has destroyed him as he has destroyed millions - his racism must be condemned across the society. He doesn't give a shit what he destroys as long as he's in charge. What a fucking monster. And now Joe and Kamala have the people's attention.
ByeDon! It's over
dalton99a
(94,119 posts)- July 30, 2019
CanonRay
(16,171 posts)Johnny2X2X
(24,207 posts)The follow up should have been, “how do you intend to get minorities out of the suburbs?”
This is sick stuff!
Skittles
(171,713 posts)I guess they decided ENOUGH with the dog whistling and brought out the BLOW HORN
Johnny2X2X
(24,207 posts)The most racist thing a President has said in generations.
LisaL
(47,423 posts)Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)dalton99a
(94,119 posts)Skittles
(171,713 posts)I live in the burbs around plenty of "minorities" and they're not poor and they're not criminals.
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)burn that motherfucker at the stake
bdamomma
(69,532 posts)racist can he be??? bastard, he's not too threatened is he???? insecure are we donnie???
colorado_ufo
(6,252 posts)"Isn't that special?"
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)
murielm99
(32,988 posts)have been good for those communities. I would like to see more of this in my rural area, too.
Kahuna
(27,366 posts) 
mwooldri
(10,818 posts)Olushambles and Kibarkingmad are fictitious presidents of some unnamed African countries - and they're a bit tinpot dictator-ish... They could do a better job than Trump...
bucolic_frolic
(55,140 posts)Is the Trumpen S.S. going to invade to protect the suburbs from ... from what? Too many minorities?? Had Trump ever lived in the burbs?
Ohiogal
(40,578 posts)And not one peep from any Rethug Congress critter or governor
So I guess they’re all in with that.
lettucebe
(2,355 posts)
rurallib
(64,688 posts)Bet he still knows how to do it.
I keep wondering how close to simply blurting out racist words he will come in this campaign.
Baitball Blogger
(52,345 posts)in the way of mean-spirited people. Now I can see how it was a concerted effort to push me out of this mostly white, suburban community.
SCantiGOP
(14,719 posts)That I wouldn't be surprised if trump openly uses the N word at some point. This is about as close as you can come without saying it.
paleotn
(22,218 posts)with hobnail boots and a chainsaw. This is going to be fun. He's got sooooo many buttons to push!
djacq
(1,778 posts) Codeine
(25,586 posts)matt819
(10,749 posts)Must be asked, in no uncertain terms, whether they agree that there are too many minorities in the suburbs.
And don’t wait for a press conference or some event. Call them up and ask the question. And report the answers every single day.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)He's saying the consensus estimate is 35% minorities in the suburbs but he prefers to use 30+% as his estimate.
He's not saying he wants to cut it from 35% now to 30% later. For whatever reason he seems to think he'll "get in trouble" by referencing the 35% official estimate. Maybe his own base doesn't want to believe it is that high.
IronLionZion
(51,268 posts)by counting Middle Eastern and North African people as white. And they deliberately undercount Latinos. They want to convince their voters that America is whiter than it is.
They've also completely ignored the effects of gentrification where cities have gotten more expensive and suburbs are simply more affordable for many types of people to live in.
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Be my guest
This is a blatant misinterpretation of what he said. I don't mind pointing it out. Frankly it is incompetent that it required so deep into the thread. Once I watched the clip I thought it would be corrected within the first 5 to 10 posts.
In my early years here that would have happened
StevieM
(10,578 posts)I noticed that too after googling Trump suburbia and watching his comments on a Twitter video.
I put up my post on this thread before I had done that research. Since all I said was "He is such a bastard. (eom)" I see no need to edit my message, since it still hold true, including as it applies to his actually comments on suburbia.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)The section where Trump says, "You want something where people can aspire to be there..."
That's where he is obviously implying that it's less desirable to be in suburbia, given such high percentage of minorities. He can pretend he's referring to Biden damaging the suburbs but his base darn sure is focusing on the other aspect, the 30-35% already there.
IMO, that section should have been the focus of the condemnation. The reporter Yamiche Alcindor did a very poor job in the twitter quote because it was posed as a direct quote when it was a slightly altered quote or not full context quote that changed the meaning dramatically. That's what people were reacting to, the words without seeing the video.
As a handicapper I always look for the key variable. In this situation it was simple: The usage of "I" instead of "I'd" in the twitter quote. That immediately jumped out to me as meaning a current estimate and not a future goal. Sure enough, once I looked at the video it was blatant.
There are many twitter replies pointing out the same thing. The strange aspect is why Trump has any reason to believe he is better off using 30+% and not the 35%.
Regardless, I don't mind being challenged on things, particularly interpretive ones. I tend to fare well.
And your "bastard" summary works perfect no matter the day, hour or topic.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)We have a responsibility to truth and accuracy - it is one of the pillars of our party that stand to separate us from Trump and the GOP.
Trump did not say he wanted to reduce the numbers of minorities in the suburbs. He said when he estimates the percentage of minorities he reduces that estimate from 35% to 30% because he doesn’t want to be accused of over representation by the media.
Most of what Trump does and says is easily explained: Trump is an idiot. This instance is no different.
reACTIONary
(7,162 posts).. to d.f. 45, so I just take the comments at face value. Wouldn't have known if you didn't point it out.
Music Man
(1,664 posts)Thank you for saying so. And the fact that the first reply was that you were "carrying Trump's water" is sad. And there are dozens of posts after yours that still incorrectly reference the remark. Don't people read?
Donald Trump does enough to disqualify himself without us taking things out of context, and I applaud people who still care about getting things right. I often see people on DU make points such as yours and get destroyed over it, as if you are defending the guy.
DU can be a wonderful haven for great discussions, and then there are times it's... intellectually dead.
LudwigPastorius
(14,725 posts)"They are coming for your white women!"?
...cause that's what your telling your toothless followers, you Klan-happy, Nazi prick.
StevieM
(10,578 posts)
SunSeeker
(58,283 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,493 posts)About thirty years ago when we moved to Kansas, we bought a house owned by a Black couple. I assumed that it was a mixed neighborhood. Alas, they were the only Black family around. I still feel guilty that we re-segregated the neighborhood. Fortunately, in the years since, things have improved, meaning Black families have moved in.
JustAnotherGen
(38,054 posts)Are poor and can't afford to live where we do.
I'm going back to my disdain for the Trump Voters who believe this assholes shit.
You don't deserve to live in my house.
You didn't work for it.
You didn't restore it (Historic District Home).
You can't afford my property taxes or mortgage.
Cut it down to 30%? How? By removing me and giving it to you?
I'll burn it down, hop on a plane to Italy . . . And there is not a panel of judges that will send me or my Italian Citizen husband back to face time for burning down our own house.
They - them - the poor white downtrodden Trump voter can stay in their shit hole in Arkansas.
sandensea
(23,343 posts)As anyone who's gown up and/or lived in suburbia for at least a few years knows, they tell each other this all the time.
gordianot
(15,772 posts)
Takket
(23,715 posts)because otherwise i can't explain what he's doing.......
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,526 posts)Just saying it openly now.
Next step if those sick fascists are left in power: Gas chambers.
LisaL
(47,423 posts)Not even a little bit.
Grokenstein
(6,356 posts)Just in "acceptable" numbers, don'tchano.
AllyCat
(18,842 posts)WTH?? 
jcgoldie
(12,046 posts)...a guy who's done more for African Americans than anyone besides "maybe Lincoln." 
Iggo
(49,927 posts)
qwlauren35
(6,309 posts)He did not say keep minorities out. He said keep low income housing out.
He said that 30% of suburbia is minorities, as if to say it's not just white people who want to keep low income housing out. He is suggesting that minorities worked hard to achieve the American Dream of living in suburbia and won't want to see it destroyed by the "invasion" of low income housing.
What he said about "keep it lower" is about whether he is misquoting the statistic.
Someone posted the video, and I watched it, because I couldn't believe it.
He's stupid, but he's not that stupid.
Let me rephrase that - this is the man who suggested drinking Clorox. Sometimes he IS that stupid. But people are misinterpreting what he said on this one.
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uponit7771
(93,532 posts)... at best but he's a racist who doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt so of course people will bend towards the worse case with him.
writes3000
(4,824 posts)He’s dying to change the conversation from COVID.
Luciferous
(6,586 posts)Lock him up.
(9,787 posts)
radius777
(3,921 posts)nobody would use the phrase 'cut it to 30%' when wondering what number to quote. they would just say 'about 30%' or '30 to 35%'.
imo his answer is deliberately ambiguous to appeal to the soccer moms (see, i'm also protecting minority home owners in the suburbs from the 'invasion') and his deplorables (see, i want to limit/reduce the amount of minorities in suburbs).
Thrill
(19,342 posts)Unreal
Oneironaut
(6,299 posts)This likely plays well to a good chunk of the country who secretly believes that minorities “have their place.” Trump knows it, and he is likely getting a bunch of undecideds with these dog whistles. I expect the dog whistles and divisive posting to intensify as we get closer to Election Day.
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)uponit7771
(93,532 posts)... economy is worse
Oneironaut
(6,299 posts)They’ll never admit it, but, Trump’s words call to deep seated beliefs that white America has. They understand what he’s talking about even if they know it’s wrong - they don’t want minorities in “their” suburbs, “invading” where they “don’t belong.”
That’s part of the reason the police keep killing black people. White Americans have been subtly indoctrinated their whole life that black people are inferior and dangerous. There is the default American - white men, and the rest who are deviations away from the default. This is the result of institutional and generational racism.
Trump is speaking to this racism, that more minorities in suburbs = a degraded American way of life. He’s subtly creating a forced “war” between white people and minorities, much like the Nazis invented the Jewish problem. He is trying to cross party lines and say to Democratic and undecided voters, “you may not like me, but those undesirable MINORITIES are coming for your neighborhood!”
I wish I could be optimistic, but 2016 shows how irrational voters can be, and how easily they can be swept up by racist and Fascistic rhetoric. I really hope I’m wrong.
uponit7771
(93,532 posts)... candidates that performed 300% past historic norms.
2016 wasn't normal and pols have not answered to how they got the swing states so wrong.
I'm black, I understand the socialized racism in America but seeing my nieces in pictures surrounded by White Shield moms is heartening to think there are not enough ... REALLY ... racist people to make MAGA work.
I could be wrong, I pray I'm not
Grasswire2
(13,849 posts)There was always "No Vacancies" for minorities and lower income.
struggle4progress
(126,153 posts)Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)If Trump had actually said it that way, this would have been the lead story on all the political talk shows last night. It would have been mega outrageous even by his standards. The programs would have dumped whatever they had planned, in favor of this.
None of that happened because those producers all recognized this for what it was, his typical divisive nature but not an assertion that he was determined to cut suburbia from 35% minorities to 30%.
This is the type of mistake that is typical from the other side, but in intentional fashion when words are available to twist meaning. Yamiche didn't do it intentionally. It was a sloppy screw up.
DBoon
(24,983 posts)Like dying during a deadly pandemic, losing a job, foreclosure...
All of which can be blamed on Trump.