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Matthew28

(1,798 posts)
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 10:05 PM Nov 2015

Trump retweets racially charged crime data

Source: CNN

Trump retweets racially charged crime data


Washington (CNN)Donald Trump retweeted an image Sunday that compares black-on-black murders to police killings.

Trump's @realDonaldTrump Twitter account highlighted a photograph featuring a dark-skinned man wearing a bandana, a dark shirt and military-style pants and holding a handgun sideways and claiming to list 2015 crime statistics.

It includes six lines. Two of them: "BLACKS KILLED BY POLICE ~~ 1%" and "BLACKS KILLED BY BLACKS ~~ 97%."

"@SeanSean252: @WayneDupreeShow @Rockprincess818 @CheriJacobus pic.twitter.com/5GUwhhtvyN"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2015

The figures Trump retweeted overstate the number of homicides committed by blacks.

According to FBI statistics, of the 2,451 homicides of black people in 2014, 90% were committed by black people, while 8% of the offenders were white.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/22/politics/donald-trump-black-crime-police-retweet/index.html



Amazing. The guy really is something...He just doesn't give a darn how much damage he does to his party.
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Trump retweets racially charged crime data (Original Post) Matthew28 Nov 2015 OP
Jerk shenmue Nov 2015 #1
Actually this kind of thing is red meat to the GOP Major Nikon Nov 2015 #2
Horrific lies see article link Person 2713 Nov 2015 #3
Take your pick, says the RNC......to their presidential candidates.....and stick to the script..... zwyziec Nov 2015 #4
Red meat for his racist base. n/t Tempest Nov 2015 #5
Trump is a true fascist. Dawson Leery Nov 2015 #6
can you imagine him as president, using blatant propaganda as "proof" Skittles Nov 2015 #7
Hitler party? lonestarnot Nov 2015 #8
I don't think he's made a single true statement since he announced his run. sinkingfeeling Nov 2015 #9
Here's where it came from. Makes you wonder where Trump would take America. sinkingfeeling Nov 2015 #10
Don't fall for the trap... Fix The Stupid Nov 2015 #11
Call this what it is... MynameisBlarney Nov 2015 #12
I'll bet Rachael Maddow tears him a new one tonight (n/t) William Seger Nov 2015 #16
You and Trump both need to check the data. pocoloco Nov 2015 #13
Trump is going to be utterly destroyed by this campaign..... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #14
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #15
Enjoy your stay... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #18
No, Hitler was not a socialist William Seger Nov 2015 #19
Dear MSM: Donald Trump is manifestly unfit for any public office William Seger Nov 2015 #17
Apparently first Tweeted by a Neo-Nazi: Hissyspit Nov 2015 #20
^^^^^^^^^^^THIS!^^^^^^^^^^ hedgehog Nov 2015 #22
it's not racially charged, it's just false La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2015 #21
Fat headed schmuck!!! nt wolfie001 Nov 2015 #23

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
2. Actually this kind of thing is red meat to the GOP
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 10:18 PM
Nov 2015

...and has been for decades. So long as they keep proving they are incapable of change, the more they insure their own demise.

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)
3. Horrific lies see article link
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 10:54 PM
Nov 2015

The figures Trump retweeted overstate the number of homicides committed by blacks.

According to FBI statistics, of the 2,451 homicides of black people in 2014, 90% were committed by black people, while 8% of the offenders were white.

That sort of racial disparity isn't uncommon: Of the 3,021 homicides of white people in 2014, 82% were committed by white people, while 15% of the offenders were black.

Did you just read the FBI statistics??

The figures Trump retweeted inaccurately stated that 81% of white homicide victims are killed by blacks.!!!!!! Racist liar fueling racial hate . He flipped the numbers so instead of 82% of whites being murdered by other whites
He show a chart with 81% of whites being murdered by blacks

In his lie book no doubt the other 19%of white murders ? Killed by Hispanics , maybe some Muslims

zwyziec

(173 posts)
4. Take your pick, says the RNC......to their presidential candidates.....and stick to the script.....
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 10:55 PM
Nov 2015

stir the pot about

black's killing blacks,

or

blacks killing white policemen

or

Muslims killing christians

But never mention white christian male terrortists killing Americans

or

mentally deranged whites killing kids in school

Fix The Stupid

(948 posts)
11. Don't fall for the trap...
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 10:39 AM
Nov 2015


Sorry, this looks like a trap to me...

Trump - "97% of blacks killed by blacks! - 1% Killed by Police!"

Rational people " Liar!!! it is actually 90% of blacks killed by blacks! - 8% killed by white people!"

Do you really want to make that argument for them???

 

pocoloco

(3,180 posts)
13. You and Trump both need to check the data.
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 11:24 AM
Nov 2015

The 13,897 murder offenders in 2014 included 4367 committed by whites and
5173 committed by blacks.

What stands out like a sore thumb is that 14.3% of the population committed
so many of the murders.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
14. Trump is going to be utterly destroyed by this campaign.....
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 11:44 AM
Nov 2015

I picture his name being stuck from the buildings because it's seen as "bad for business".

Keep in mind that he's 70.

Response to Matthew28 (Original post)

William Seger

(10,778 posts)
17. Dear MSM: Donald Trump is manifestly unfit for any public office
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 11:57 AM
Nov 2015

... much less the highest. And it's not just because he's a neofascist racist (which is more than enough), but this incident also reveals the "secret" that he's pretty fucking stupid.

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