On MLK day, a little 2018 revisit: Donald Trump's Racism: The Definitive List (NYT)
Donald Trump has been obsessed with race for the entire time he has been a public figure. He had a history of making racist comments as a New York real-estate developer in the 1970s and 80s. More recently, his political rise was built on promulgating the lie that the nations first black president was born in Kenya. He then launched his campaign with a speech describing Mexicans as rapists.
The media often falls back on euphemisms when describing Trumps comments about race: racially loaded, racially charged, racially tinged, racially sensitive.
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Trumps real-estate company tried to avoid renting apartments to African-Americans in the 1970s and gave preferential treatment to whites, according to the federal government.
Trump treated black employees at his casinos differently from whites, according to multiple sources. A former hotel executive said Trump criticized a black accountant: Black guys counting my money! I hate it.
I think that the guy is lazy. And its probably not his fault, because
laziness is a trait in blacks.
In 1989, Trump took out ads in New York newspapers urging the death penalty for five black and Latino teenagers accused of raping a white woman in Central Park; he argued they were guilty as late as October 2016, more than 10 years after DNA evidence had exonerated them.
In 1989, on NBC, Trump said: I think sometimes a black may think they dont have an advantage or this and that. Ive said on one occasion, even about myself, if I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I really believe they do have an actual advantage.
An Obsession WithDark-Skinned Immigrants (
ffwd to 3:34) -- to get past the paid audience actors.
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New York Times 01/15/2018
And the list of racism goes on.