New York Times Columnist: Trump Speaking at Civil Rights Museum 'Makes Me Want to Puke!'

by Caleb Ecarma | 8:19 pm, December 9th, 2017

New York Times columnist Charles Blow tweeted that President Donald Trump’s visit to the opening ceremonies of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum made him “want to puke!”

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Despite the controversy caused by the president’s visit — which included a letter of condemnation issued by the NAACP — Trump opted to still attend the museum’s opening celebrations. When he finally spoke at the event, the president downplayed the dispute by sticking to generic, prepared comments, rather than shifting to his usual wild riffing style.

However, his presence alone caused several notable African-American figures to boycott the event, including Congressmen John Lewis and Bennie Thompson, as well as NAACP president Derrick Johnson.

“President Trump’s attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum. The struggles represented in this museum exemplify the truth of what really happened in Mississippi,” said Lewis, a representative from Georgia and highly regarded civil rights hero.

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