2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump Says 'Places Like Afghanistan are Safer' Than U.S. Inner Cities
"We're going to rebuild our inner cities because our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape that they've ever been in before. Ever, ever, ever," Trump assessed. "You take a look at the inner cities, you get no education, you get no jobs, you get shot walking down the street
it's an image Trump has conjured many times at rallies and in speeches over recent weeks in his attempt to court minority voters, along with his now infamous final pitch: What do you have to lose by voting Trump? Generally, Trump ticks down a list of problems faced by black Americans lack of access to quality education, need for safety, a dearth of jobs and promises he can fix it. Trump's image of black communities, however, tends to hyperbolize the black experience in America and plays into stereotypes about the experience of African Americans in the United States that does not match the reality.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-says-places-afghanistan-are-safer-u-s-inner-cities-n651651
napi21
(45,806 posts)so he can observe all the shooting, IED's, and med running around with REAL assault rifles. Heck, maybe he'll let him go out and try to be the tough guy he CLAIMS to be.
madaboutharry
(40,234 posts)If he were in Afghanistan he would hide in a corner and cry. He is not a real tough guy, he only plays one on TV.
MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)Invite Taliban as well at airport... also take his secret service weapons away... trump will ride on a howitzer and drive it to tora bora.
MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)the guy is getting more crazier by day... My blood pressure got high... need to calm down
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)However, he offers nothing to improve a god damn thing for anybody.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)This is Afghanistan.....
STFU Trump!!
whistler162
(11,155 posts)Be stoic Donald Trump will rescue you from the horror of Brooklyn. Well without the Dodgers it maybe a horror.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Wait, he could've but thinks it is beneath him
MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)And drive around without enhanced secret service...
oasis
(49,429 posts)MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,133 posts)I think the Donald is full of bovine effluent. Today's inner cities are WAY-Y-Y-Y safer than when I was a kid and Donnie was getting his start in real estate.