Chainsaw-wielding racist gets boosted by a top Trump aide as race protests sweep the nation

[TomCADem]

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump and his allies for years have amplified racist messages on Twitter while simultaneously reaching out to black and Hispanic voters, a dissonant balancing act that’s now rocking the GOP amid nationwide racial-justice protests.

The two competing forces collided Saturday on the Twitter feed of Trump campaign senior adviser Mercedes Schlapp, when she boosted a tweet that lauded a man in Texas in a viral video as he yelled the n-word and wielded a chainsaw to chase away anti-racism demonstrators.

After POLITICO reached out to her and the campaign Saturday morning, Schlapp then retweeted another account that posted a version of the video that muted the racist slur. After this story published, she removed both her retweets and issued a written apology Saturday evening.

“I deeply apologize and I retweeted without watching the full video. I deleted the tweet,” Schlapp wrote. “I would never knowingly promote the use of that word. This is time for healing the nation and not division.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/06/racist-boosted-by-trump-aide-mercedes-schlapp-race-protests-sweep-nation-304633

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I guess while Trump has encouraged hate against most everyone, perhaps he wants to unite Americans in their hate of most everyone in America:

Asian Americans:

Latinos:

Trump on NFL Players Protesting Police Brutality:

Trump on Women:

[PatSeg]

1. So she does not promote the use of "that word",

but I guess she is okay with threatening protesters with a chain saw?

[stillcool]

2. well..."no one got hurt"..

so let the chainsaws rip.

A man who was seen shouting and brandishing a chainsaw at Black Lives Matter protesters downtown McAllen on Friday was arraigned Saturday and is being held on bonds totaling $17,000.

The individual, Daniel Peña, 44, was charged with four counts of deadly conduct and one count of assault — class A misdemeanors.

Peña was arrested by McAllen police after the incident occurred Friday afternoon.

In a video of the incident, Peña can be seen yelling racial slurs and telling marchers from a Black Lives Matter demonstration to go home while revving a chainsaw.

One of the protesters Peña allegedly accosted said before the video began he ripped a sign out of another protester’s hands.

https://www.themonitor.com/2020/06/06/17000-bond-man-wielding-chainsaw-protesters-mcallen/

[paleotn]

7. Oh dear God....

Apparently Einstein doesn't realize that white Texans think the very same thing about him as they do black folks. Unbelievable.

[Bengus81]

3. Yeah....I had to read it over and over to believe what I was reading....

N word bad....taking a chain saw and threatening anti-racism protesters GOOD!! WTF??

Man...the media needs to give this a BOOST

[PatSeg]

6. It is really hard

to understand how these strange people think. Makes one's head hurt and frequently question my own sanity.

[Scarsdale]

10. Mercedes? She looks

more like a YUGO to me. She and her husband both need a good SCHLAPP.

[LeftInTX]

4. So is this "Latinos for Trump"?

A racist Trump supporter in McAllen, TX, (who happens to be Mex-Am) threatens protesters with a chainsaw, while using the N word.

[louis-t]

5. "without watching the full video".

Immediately, their first instinct is to lie. What, do they take classes in how to lie?

[not fooled]

8. "Chainsaws for trump"

Clowns juggling chainsaws while riding unicycles...my vision of the ultimate red don parade.

[Grokenstein]

9. Oh, Schlapp, who do you think you're fooling

“I would never knowingly promote the use of that word. This is time for healing the nation and not division.”

Sure, you just thought it was a Trump supporter going full Leatherface on "The Enemy." Heaven forfend you should ever support the N-word! ...Get the hell out of here with that horseshit.

[MissMillie]

11. "I would never knowingly promote the use of that word...." WTF????

It was a bad thing that they used a bad word, but waving around a chainsaw is perfectly ok????