Let's drop the euphemisms: Donald Trump is a racist president

[mfcorey1]

Trump is a walking contradiction – but his nativism is consistent. On his UK tour, he has threatened the safety of migrants worldwide



‘Trump took his explicit nativism several steps into more sinister territory on Friday while standing next to the British prime minister.’

Watching this pinball president ricochet around Europe, you could be forgiven for thinking there’s no method to Donald Trump’s madness.

Nato is both a rip-off and very strong. Theresa May’s Brexit plan is both pathetic and terrific. Trump’s interview with the Sun was both fake news and generally fine. Trump has all the consistency of Katy Perry’s Hot N Cold, except when it comes to two things: immigrants and Vladimir Putin.

Immigration is where Trump’s journey begins and ends: the message running all the way through this stick of rock. Trump told the Sun that immigration in Europe was “a shame”. Why such concern? “I think it changed the fabric of Europe and, unless you act very quickly, it’s never going to be what it was and I don’t mean that in a positive way.”
Alone, Britain is easy prey for Trump. It must hug Europe close

Don’t worry, Mr President. We didn’t think you meant it in a positive way. There was a time when politicians like you preferred to use a dog whistle, but those days seem quaint now. There’s something to be said for using a foghorn to blast your racism across the continents. At least we all know what kind of politics you represent.

But just in case anyone had any doubts, Trump took his explicit nativism several steps into more sinister territory on Friday while standing next to the British prime minister. When asked about his “fabric of Europe” comments, Trump began by talking about terrorism, before explaining his thinking.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/13/donald-trump-immigration-racism-uk-visit

[dalton99a]

1. He is a life-long racist and son of a racist

His record is well documented

[Demovictory9]

12. True

[lame54]

2. But Bannon says he isn't

[virgogal]

3. So was FDR---remember the internment camps?

[thucythucy]

9. FDR's been dead for more than three quarters of a century.

Other racists we might want to mention: Woodrow Wilson, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Czar Nicholas II, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kaiser Wilhelm 1, King Leopold I of Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte, Christopher Columbus, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, and just about every white person born before 1950.

And this is relevant how?

Are you suggesting FDR's racism makes Trump less of a racist? Or that his racism is okay because...?

[duforsure]

4. Also a treasonous corrupt criminal

Who has a past littered with illegal criminal activities he's been associated with many other criminals , but wants people to believe its them. He always claims everyone is lying but him. This time its catching up to him , and he's desperate to abuse his powers to stop it.

[Cary]

5. I refer to him as #Hitler

Is that not direct enough?

[rzemanfl]

6. Fake pResident. n/t

[stonecutter357]

7. K&R !

[eppur_se_muova]

8. We've moved on to Donald Trump is a traitor. Everyone already knows he's a racist. nt

[Garrett78]

10. Yep. Some, though, are still not willing to point out that the vast majority of his supporters...

...are also stone-cold racists.

[shockey80]

11. Trump is a fucking asshole that has to removed now.

[RandomAccess]

13. Really, fascist is more apt

and includes racism.