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AlexSFCA

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9. if course not

Reply to Girard442 (Original post)

Sun Aug 13, 2017, 02:51 PM

Aug 2017

it took him a long time to 'disavow' david duke and when he did it was if he was annoyed. He never said anything bad about duke or white supremacists though. This is his core base that got him elected and without them his rallies would become empty.

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Seriously, was any DU'er shocked by Trump's reaction to Charlottesville? [View all] Girard442 Aug 2017 OP

Not here. Nt BootinUp Aug 2017 #1

Not me. johnp3907 Aug 2017 #2

Trump is a racist homophobic bigot Bladewire Aug 2017 #3

Nope Solly Mack Aug 2017 #4

No - I expected there would be a wink hexola Aug 2017 #5

His reactions/comments did not surprise me one bit. One can see him for what he is. RKP5637 Aug 2017 #6

constantly offended by his shit, but shock left years ago spanone Aug 2017 #7

I didn't watch him make his statement... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #8

Right on the money. bronxiteforever Aug 2017 #11

if course not AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #9

The only thing that shocked me dgibby Aug 2017 #10

Me too. edhopper Aug 2017 #19

No. He clearly went out of his way not to lose Nazi votes. Vinca Aug 2017 #12

Not me. Even the head of homeland security said both sides came to cause trouble. Lint Head Aug 2017 #13

Nope, not at all The Genealogist Aug 2017 #14

I was shocked he didn't egg them on. krispos42 Aug 2017 #15

No, it was exactly what I would have expected from him. n/t Coventina Aug 2017 #16

And Paris Dennard was just GallopingGhost Aug 2017 #17

No. dalton99a Aug 2017 #18