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Trump's many racist remarks about Somalis, other immigrants did not provoke single direct question from WH press corps [View all]
Hunter Walker
@hunterw.bsky.social
Here's how WaPo and the Times
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
Hunter Walker
@hunterw.bsky.social
· 7h
Trump's many, many blatantly racist remarks about Somalis and other immigrants did not provoke a single direct question from the White House press corps.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-marks-first-year-iin-office-with-unhinged-racist-rant-targeting-very-low-iq-somalis
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
11:49 PM · Jan 20, 2026
@hunterw.bsky.social
Here's how WaPo and the Times
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
Hunter Walker
@hunterw.bsky.social
· 7h
Trump's many, many blatantly racist remarks about Somalis and other immigrants did not provoke a single direct question from the White House press corps.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-marks-first-year-iin-office-with-unhinged-racist-rant-targeting-very-low-iq-somalis
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
11:49 PM · Jan 20, 2026
Here's how WaPo and the Times
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw.bsky.social) 2026-01-21T04:49:03.476Z
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
Hunter Walker
@hunterw.bsky.social
Trump's many, many blatantly racist remarks about Somalis and other immigrants did not provoke a single direct question from the White House press corps.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-marks-first-year-iin-office-with-unhinged-racist-rant-targeting-very-low-iq-somalis
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
6:48 PM · Jan 20, 2026
@hunterw.bsky.social
Trump's many, many blatantly racist remarks about Somalis and other immigrants did not provoke a single direct question from the White House press corps.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-marks-first-year-iin-office-with-unhinged-racist-rant-targeting-very-low-iq-somalis
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
6:48 PM · Jan 20, 2026
Trump's many, many blatantly racist remarks about Somalis and other immigrants did not provoke a single direct question from the White House press corps. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw.bsky.social) 2026-01-20T23:48:10.644Z
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