Stipulating Trump is crazy, ok. But am I the only one who

[jberryhill]

2. Here's the thing...

This was the line taken by Katrina Pierson, as a sort of "let's look at the words" approach.

"...who is, we believe, Mexican"

Is it racist to "believe someone is Mexican"? Well, no, it's not. I believe quite a few people are Mexicans. I believe a good number of people are Canadians, New Yorkers, and so on.

It's the context that matters.

This case wasn't filed last year - it's been going on since 2010 - and the rulings on preliminary motions were made long before anyone knew that Trump would be kicking off a campaign based on calling Mexicans names.

There is, simply put, no conceivable nor chronologically-possible connection between any supposed animus inspired by Trump's remarks about Mexicans, and the relevant pre-trial rulings made by this judge - most of which, incidentally, were in Trump's favor. If one goes by a count of "motions granted / motions denied", Trump's side has actually had more rulings in its favor.

I get what you are saying, and so before you are roundly thrashed for appearing to stand against the tide, even if you view this thing in the most favorable possible light cast on Trump's point of view, it is more a statement of his personal paranoia than having a conceivable connection to any factual support (i.e. that the judge has been acting in anger inspired by Trump's politics).