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In reply to the discussion: The White House is a Dump Because A Black Family Lived There. [View all]
TheBlackAdder
(29,981 posts)83. Tacky and tasteless. Scots & Brits like silver. He has the taste of Putin, Erdogan and Qaddafi.
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Silver or gold, it's gauche to use either in excess.
It reinforces his base intellect.
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He maybe be the only one who can save the Trumpsters et al. That is if he decides to help them
LiberalArkie
Aug 2017
#90
An ignorant head of a privileged and ignorant family who would never have been able to make it
haveahart
Aug 2017
#75
Yep! I wonder if many of his supporters understand this, or is this want they want in a president
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#76
I hate the color gold and when I had my.mom and sister visit NYC, we visited the
Purveyor
Aug 2017
#92
I agree. Racist pig 'though he may be, i don't think that was what he had in mind.
maddiemom
Aug 2017
#54
That is a part of why he said it for sure. First and foremost Donald Trump
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#70
He does not live in insane opulance. He's white trash, living white trash dictator chic fantasies.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2017
#81
Tacky and tasteless. Scots & Brits like silver. He has the taste of Putin, Erdogan and Qaddafi.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2017
#83
He means he is so rich that the places he lived in/owns make the White House seem like a dump
oberliner
Aug 2017
#7
His remark was disgusting no matter for what reason entered his cluttered head. He
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#35
That is the important point. By calling the White House a "dump" he insulted everyone in the US.
Lochloosa
Aug 2017
#39
The power of absolute inference is a heavy burden indeed for the closed mind to bear.
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
#95
Trump likes Golden Beds! Gilded sofas! Stuffed dead endangered species! Samovars!
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#8
I think that describes a lot of my family. Irish Catholic and stuck to themselves.
VermontKevin
Aug 2017
#97
I think he's a walking talking racist. He is never subtle enough for a dog whistle.
Nitram
Aug 2017
#26
Wow! Thanks for sharing your story of True Racism. Those who have never experienced it
Nitram
Aug 2017
#24
I'm certain Trump did replace it all, most especially the toilet seats he tweets from.
hunter
Aug 2017
#110
Why on earth are there vehement posts defending 45's statement as not racist?
The Polack MSgt
Aug 2017
#61
It just isn't gawdy enough for his taste. And a black family lived there for 8 years.
haveahart
Aug 2017
#73
Normally I'm hesitant to read racism into things like this, but given his father's history
Azathoth
Aug 2017
#74
This is an "assumption" of yours, not a fact -- Please don't state it as fact.
whathehell
Aug 2017
#77
What's sad was my mother, who was one of the earliest "progressives" probably before...
George II
Aug 2017
#87
My mother was just the opposite - she really liked Obama, until she found out he was a Democrat
Rhiannon12866
Aug 2017
#111