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@hunterw.bsky.social
Here's how WaPo and the Times
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
Hunter Walker
@hunterw.bsky.social
· 7h
Trump's many, many blatantly racist remarks about Somalis and other immigrants did not provoke a single direct question from the White House press corps.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-marks-first-year-iin-office-with-unhinged-racist-rant-targeting-very-low-iq-somalis
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting Very Low IQ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
11:49 PM · Jan 20, 2026
Here's how WaPo and the Times
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw.bsky.social) 2026-01-21T04:49:03.476Z
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
@hunterw.bsky.social
Trump's many, many blatantly racist remarks about Somalis and other immigrants did not provoke a single direct question from the White House press corps.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-marks-first-year-iin-office-with-unhinged-racist-rant-targeting-very-low-iq-somalis
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting Very Low IQ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
6:48 PM · Jan 20, 2026
Trump's many, many blatantly racist remarks about Somalis and other immigrants did not provoke a single direct question from the White House press corps. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw.bsky.social) 2026-01-20T23:48:10.644Z
eppur_se_muova
(41,123 posts)And that's not even touching on his worst points.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(13,075 posts)ColoringFool
(327 posts)J_William_Ryan
(3,372 posts)Like the rest of the country, the media have become numb to Trumps racism, bigotry, and hate.
AZJonnie
(2,967 posts)They are (mostly) corrupt, lap-dog stenographers and regime shills
ShazzieB
(22,269 posts)In addition to Somalis, he's slandered a ton of people with this epithet, including:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Jasmine Crockett
Charlamagne tha God
Maxine Waters
Don Lemon
Robert De Niro
Kamala Harris
Al Green
Liz Cheney
Mika Brzezinski
Joe Biden
Tim Walz
Al Sharpton
Leticia James
PLUS lots more I can't recall right now
Please note how mamy of these people are people of color and/or women. I think it's a combination of his racism and sexism coming out, combined with projection. Most, if not all, of his insults contain an element of projection imo. If you want to know what Trumps insirities are, all you have to do is look at the things he accuses other people of.