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greyl

(22,990 posts) Sat Jul 4, 2020, 12:31 AM Jul 2020

'They don't look like Indians to me': Donald Trump on Native American casinos in 1993

Last edited Sat Jul 4, 2020, 01:44 AM - Edit history (2)

July 1, 2016

In 1993, Donald Trump testified before a House subcommittee that the mafia was running rampant on Native American gaming casinos. Here, he bickers with members of Congress about taxes, the FBI and if certain tribes "look Indian."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/they-dont-look-like-indians-to-me-donald-trump-on-native-american-casinos-in-1993/2016/07/01/20736038-3fd4-11e6-9e16-4cf01a41decb_video.html

July 3, 2020:

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'They don't look like Indians to me': Donald Trump on Native American casinos in 1993 (Original Post) greyl Jul 2020 OP

That was the first thing I thought about when I thought about when they announced this trip - tulipsandroses Jul 2020 #1

tulipsandroses

(5,124 posts)

1. That was the first thing I thought about when I thought about when they announced this trip -

Reply to greyl (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 08:34 AM

Jul 2020

This is all by design. They are trying to bring out every racist, no mistake about that. They know its his only chance of winning, along with voter suppression.

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