Reporter: Trump Thinks ‘White America’ Built Country

NewsBusters.org ^ | February 21, 2017 | Scott Whitlock

[Kaslin]

Of course, Donald Trump visiting the African American History Museum in Washington D.C. is a problem for journalists. April Ryan on Tuesday wondered what was the point of the President’s visit, considering he thinks that “white America” built the country. ABC reporter Cecilia Vega also demanded to know if Trump will show forgiveness to illegals. 

But first, Ryan of American Urban Radio, demanded, “What did the President gain from his tour today? You talked about where he visited, the exhibits that he visited. Did he also visit slavery?” Lest her point be unclear, she added, “The reason why I'm asking this is because when he was candidate Trump, he said things like, you know, ‘We made this country,’ meaning white America, not necessarily black.” 

White House Reporter: Trump Thinks ‘White America’ Built Country

[See NewsBusters for more.] Of course, Donald Trump visiting the African American History Museum in Washington D.C. is a problem for journalists. April Ryan on Tuesday wondered what was the “point” of the President’s visit, considering he thinks that “white America” built the country. ABC reporter Cecilia Vega also demanded to know if Trump will show forgiveness to illegals. But first, Ryan of American Urban Radio, demanded, “What did the President gain from his tour today? You talked about... the exhibits that he visited. Did he also visit slavery?” Lest her point be unclear, she added, “The reason why I'm asking this is because when he was candidate Trump, he said things like, you know, ‘We made this country,’ meaning white America, not necessarily black.”

A baffled Sean Spicer responded, “I don't know why you would say that. What do you mean?” Ryan doubled down, saying, “No, no, no. He said that. I heard him say that.” 

Clearly, the reporter has agenda. At Barack Obama’s last White House press conference, she fawned to the Democratic president: “Under your watch, people have said you expanded the rubber band of inclusion and with the election and the incoming administration, people are saying that rubber band has recoiled and is maybe even broken.” 

Earlier, ABC journalist Cecilia Vega demanded, “Is one of the goals here mass deportation?” Using Orwellian language, she followed-up: “Is the White House's message, to date, to undocumented people in this country whose only crime is being here illegally, don't worry?” 

A transcript of the two questions:

White House Press Briefing 02/21/17 2:10:26 p.m.

CECILIA VEGA: On immigration, on the DHS memo. Two parts, okay? Is one of the goals here mass deportation?

SPICER: No.

VEGA: Not at all?

SPICER: This isn’t — look — I think what we have to get back to is understanding a couple things. There’s the a law in place that says if you're in this country illegally, that we have an obligation to make sure that the people that are in our country are here legally. What the order sets out today is ensures that the million or so people that have been adjudicated already, that there’s a — that ICE prioritizes, creates a system of prioritization and makes sure that we walk through that system in a way that protects this country. This is consistent with everything the President has talked about, which is prioritizing the people who are here who represent a threat to public safety or have a criminal record. And all this does is lay out the exact procedures to make sure that that subgroup of people who pose a threat to our nation because of a conviction or violation of public safety or have a criminal record are adjudicated first and foremost. That's it, plain and simple.

VEGA: So, is then — a follow-up to that — is the White House's message, to date, to undocumented people in this country whose only crime is being here illegally, don't worry?

SPICER: No. The message — the message from this White House and from his DHS is that those people who are in this country and pose a threat to our public safety or have committed a crime will be the first to go and we will be aggressively making sure that that occurs. That is what the priority is.

VEGA: What about the others who aren't? They’re watching this very fearful right now.

SPICER: Look, Cecilia, the President has said multiple times that we've got to look at this issue on a very, very case — you know, holistic way. Number one priority when you look the a the scope of how many people are in the country illegally, the number one priority is making sure that people who pose a threat to this country are immediately dealt with and this is not a small group of people. We are talking close to 1 million people who have already been adjudicated and had their status processed through a formal, due process, you know, system. And so what we need to do now is to make sure that we focus the resources and efforts on those people going first and foremost. And the fact sheet and the information that we put out lays that out very, very clearly, you know, what happened is being done. But for so long, the people at ICE and CBP had their hands cuffed behind them and when they were going to deal with the mission of their job. The last administration had so many carve-outs for who could be and couldn't be adjudicated it made it very difficult for customs and enforcement people to enforce the laws of this country. But right now, what we've done is to make sure that they have the ability and guidance and resources to do what their mission is and that's it, plain and simple and the President is consistent with his priority of making sure that those people who pose a threat to this country are the first ones to go.

(....)

2:17:20 p.m.

APRIL RYAN: What did the President gain from his tour today? You talked about where he visited, the exhibits that he visited. Did he also visit slavery? And the reason why I'm asking this is because when he was candidate Trump, he said things like, you know, we made this country, meaning white America, not necessarily black. Did he gain anything —

SPICER: I don't know why you would say that. What do you mean?

RYAN: No, no, no. He said that. I heard him say that.

SPICER: But look, the answer to your question is — right — one of the first exhibits he visited was one of slavery exhibits and the director walked him through some very amazing stories and statistics about where slavery was prevalent not just in traditional southern colonies but through the country. So, they did have a very robust discussion about slavery early on in the tour and I think that it was a very eye opening and powerful tour for him.

[RC one]

veni, vidi, vici.

[HiTech RedNeck]

God avenged the mistreatment of the slaves. The bible knew of sanctioned slavery arrangements, but at worst, this inhered only to the person who was (1) a prisoner of war or (2) voluntarily pledged in service for a finite or indefinite time, in exchange for other consideration. His or her children never were enslaved. When this principle was violated, e.g. the slavery of the Hebrew people in Egypt, God burned hotly against it.

We have an odd new slavery going today, a slavery of the mind. What purport to be black people’s advocacy groups go around telling them that they are dependent on white people — and they then go around wailing about it, pulling others into this satanic vortex. They should be told that they are dependent on God, whatever white people might or might not do.

[Kaslin]

Exactly

[Mercat]

I’m having my doubts about Spicer.

[Lazamataz]

Every now and again you make sense.

;)

[dirtymac]

Thank you for a very nice and well thought response. God Bless and keep you safe.

[TheNext]

Racist Fake Media

[Jim Noble]

“Trump thinks white America built country”

So?

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Liberals are mentally impaired. They cantbuse logic or reason.

[Carl Vehse]

To the mainstream news media Donald Trump stated:

"We no longer trust you to give us unbiased news. You seem as interested in making news as reporting it. We are not going to take any more of your high- brow, “hard-news” programs that can’t report a straightforward news story without making some snide comment. We don’t like it when you bow to every person or group that feels the slightest offense and give them voice. We hate it when you decide what the new social norm is and pressure your audience and government to conform. You disdain our God, our values, traditions and culture. We made this country great, not you. You think you are better than us, but we know you are not. Oh, and we hate your politically correct baloney as well.”

Excerpted from the August 26, 2015, Canada Free Press article, Loud and Clear Politics For a Change

So American Urban Radio reporterette April Ryan claims that Trump's comment is racist and only about White America?!?

FreeRepublic guidelines do not permit me to honestly describe what I think of April Ryan.

[RegulatorCountry]

Well, if they insist upon making it racial, then yes, white people did by and large build this country. They were the vast majority who fought and won the Revolution to create it, they built all it’s institutions, they were the vast majority of settlers and pioneers headed west into the Appalachians and beyond after this nation was created and just about all the businesses up until very recent times were owned and operated by white people.

Does this mean that no one else was involved or played no important role? No it does not. However, if anyone wants to make it racial then be prepared to deal with the facts of the matter, not prettied up fairy tales designed merely to make people feel better about themselves.

[Kaslin]

Mustabeen the year 25 at 12 AM

[VanDeKoik]

Steam engine
Canals
Automobile
Telephone
Telegraph
Airplane

Seems about right.

[arthurus]

European expatriates built the country. African derived slaves helped the Europeans build the country, mostly unwillingly but, as freedmen and free descendants, some willingly and industriously.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I think we need to get it straight that God built America.

White people (chiefly) were the means, as historical circumstance.

We have to be careful about the place we afford to white people in this picture. If they truly are inherently the uber race, then it makes sense that other races are dependent upon them! Cf. Rudyard Kipling’s “White Men’s Burden.” With usurped privilege comes the penalty of the gibsmedats.

God says that’s trash. They (as everybody) should be His burden, but there is one catch. They need to ask Him to take their burden.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

In 20 years, non-Leftists politicians will be OPENLY proclaiming that "white people build this country" to thunderous applause of millions.

The Liberals and their Conservative pets will cringe and cry and continue to lose elections.

[tomkat]

Memo to Wannabe Revisionists:  Reality > it is what it is

[VanDeKoik]

“Again this is all Trump’s lack of balls”

Said no one sane ever.

[I want the USA back]

May these people endure the most horrific of afflictions. They never once said anything critical of bammy but trash Trump for things that he never said or did.

[SE Mom]

I started to reply to this a few times..but...there’s nowhere to go with people who think this way.