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11. Trump is basically Jackson v2.0 when it comes to that

Fri Apr 28, 2017, 06:10 PM

Apr 2017

I agree with others that Reagan was a bigot. But trump is more overt, welfare queen aside.

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Who was our last openly, gleeful, unapologetically racist President? [View all] Miles Archer Apr 2017 OP

Reagan? NewJeffCT Apr 2017 #1

Ronald Reagan LOVED talking about "welfare queens" thucythucy Apr 2017 #2

Woodrow Wilson was a very hateful racist. Portland_Anni Apr 2017 #3

He was indeed a "loyal Son of the South"-nasty piece of work. Boomerproud Apr 2017 #6

He is not a racist. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #4

Do you do podcasts? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #8

Thanks for the link. Portland_Anni Apr 2017 #9

Andrew Jackson who is responsible for the deaths and ... Portland_Anni Apr 2017 #5

Raygun. Definitely. femmocrat Apr 2017 #10

Or Ronny opening his 1980 campaign Mendocino Apr 2017 #13

Trump is basically Jackson v2.0 when it comes to that BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #11

At one time, LBJ may have been a bit of a racist? kentuck Apr 2017 #12