On CNN: Jake Taper concedes that Trump has not attacked African Americans. What

[applegrove]

about Trump's refusal to disavow David Duke? That Trump did not know who he was (when it turned out he did). Trump was playing dumb. That is gaslighting and that is an attack on the victims of white supremacy: African Americans.

[leftofcool]

1. Well to be fair.........................

Donald has not said we should send AAs back to Africa yet. He did say BLM was a non issue though.

[Thinkingabout]

4. You need to capitalize YET. Its a matter of time before he runs out of others to

Degrade, they have to be on the list somewhere.

[greyl]

2. No, he didn't. He just put the subject back on the POWs and Gold Star families. nt

[applegrove]

3. I swear he did. Then he put it back on POWs and Gold Star families.

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[greyl]

7. I swear he didn't. :)

If anything, he was preventing Katrina from changing the subject from what the guests were prepared to talk about during that segment.

[applegrove]

11. Yes he was doing that too.

[leftofcool]

6. Of course he did.

[Agnosticsherbet]

5. How about, "“Laziness Is a Trait in Blacks,” 1991 Book Quotes Trump as Saying"

“Laziness Is a Trait in Blacks,” 1991 Book Quotes Trump as Saying

The Washington Post has a story Wednesday about Donald Trump's standing with black Americans (summary: his standing is bad), which cites a crazy quote from a 1991 book written about Trump by former Trump Plaza casino COO John O'Donnell. Via Google Books, here's the relevant excerpt:

[leftofcool]

8. Oh I know. But I think the OP is suggesting something a bit more public.

In other words, he has come out yet and used the "N" word in public. I am waiting for that one because I think he will.

[sarae]

10. I'm sure the stuff he says in private would be pretty hair-raising.

In public, he just uses his favorite dog whistles, like calling people "thugs" and "criminals". Or he'll mention that protesters need "to get a job".

[applegrove]

16. I meant something from this election season. That is what the panel was

talking about.

[sarae]

9. Oh, he's definitely attacked African Americans...

In addition to straight up calling black people 'lazy', he questioned Obama's intelligence and ability to attend an Ivy League school, as well as his birth certificate.

He has retweeted white supremacists several times, including retweeting false and misleading charts that claim black people are responsible for a much larger proportion of violence than in reality.

He reportedly made all his black employees leave the floor of his casino (they had to hide in a back room) prior to his visits with his ex-wife Ivana.

There are many other times, but part of the problem is that he's done and said so many racist things that it's hard to remember them all.

[thucythucy]

12. How much time did he spend trying to discredit our first African American president? nt

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. I have a litany of examples of racist shit directed at

black Americans:

- refusal to rent to blacks

- demonized the Central Park 5, even after they were declared innocent

- repeats the lie that blacks commit more crimes

- spent 8 years questioning the legitimacy of the country's first black president

- demands to see the president's college transcript (the implication that blacks are intellectually inferior)

I know there's much more, but these immediately come to mind.

[bettyellen]

14. Well done!

[duncang]

15. Didn't he also say something about

he wouldn't have them keeping his books because they would steal? Not sure about this, he has spewed so much out. But I think it was associated with when he said he would only have Jews as book keepers.

[tallahasseedem]

17. He started out attacking AAs...

He started the birther movement and a lot of attacks against Barack Obama.

[Demsrule86]

18. He is on video saying he does not want him working for him and touching his

money. He wants guys with yarmulkes...(racist!).

http://gawker.com/the-collected-quotes-of-donald-trump-on-the-blacks-1719961925

[uponit7771]

19. Benedict Donald has been SUED by state and federal agencies multiple times for racist against blacks

[tandem5]

20. Well, you know, he's "always had a great relationship with the blacks."

I think his tacit approval of David Duke is an affront to any rational person.

[DemonGoddess]

21. is Tapper taking something to make it so

he doesn't SEE the reality in front of his face??? Trump is a RACIST.

[applegrove]

22. No it wasn't Tapper who first suggested Trump had not attacked african americans

this election season. It was the Trump spokesthinggy. Tapper was trying to get away from the issue. Put it to bed to stay on the military angle.