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Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes
The Associated Press ^ | February 6, 2022 | By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN (D-AP)

Posted on 02/06/2022 7:50:54 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

WARNING: THIS IS NOT AN EDITORIAL

NEW YORK (AP) — Looking out at a sea of faces at a Texas fairground, most of them white, former President Donald Trump seethed about his legal troubles and blamed them on malicious prosecutors.

“These prosecutors are vicious, horrible people. They’re racists and they’re very sick, they’re mentally sick,” Trump said, before warning his audience: “In reality. They’re not after me, they’re after you.”

He repeated his charge of racism, but skipped over an obvious detail: Those prosecutors are Black.

His diatribe left the clear impression that Trump, who rode the politics of white grievance into the White House, thinks he can’t possibly be treated fairly by Black officials.

The comments carry the echoes of racist messages that have proliferated in recent years –- that Black people and other minorities are taking power, and that they will exact revenge on white people, or at the very least treat white people as they have been treated.

That’s among the fears stoking the white supremacy movement, the so-called “white replacement theory” that people of color will supplant whites in the country’s power dynamics and social structure.

Michael Steele, who more than a decade ago was the first African American to chair the Republican National Committee, said Trump was being Trump.

“If he can race bait it, he will. These prosecutors, these Black people are coming after me — the white man,” Steele said.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: americanpravda; apepee; associatedpravda; bobbycainacalvan; democrats; journalism; media; michaelsteele; press; racism; racistjournalist; trump
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
There’s a “this is not an editorial “ warning and no context in the summary for Trump’s comment. I am not sure what prosecutors he is referring to or why he’s making the claim.

On it’s face, claims of racism is a non-starter with me no matter who is making it. I want facts. Joe’s history and lies about his personal history was well documented. It’s hard to get more racist than “you ain’t black” and yet there was silence on the left. Oh can’t be Joe he was Obama’s VP and he picked Kamala who rightly trashed him in the debates for his history. Obama used Joe and Kamala was happy with the mutually beneficial situation that made her the first female VP. She was only challenged on the disconnect between her attack at the debate and being his VP on a late night comedy where she played it off with a laugh that it was a debate. A Republican would’ve been hounded 24/7 in the media and by activists

What’s Trump’s justification for claiming it’s racism instead of political power moves?

21 posted on 02/06/2022 8:18:48 AM PST by newzjunkey (“We Did It Joe!” - The Taliban)
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To: rbmillerjr

You are spot on. To this day certain neighborhoods/areas could be described just as the “no go” zones they had/have in Sweden for people to stay away because of islamo/terrorist havens that Sweden has provided (open borders,etc.)

Lesson being- we have the country we allow to be made into or changed (and obamaumao’s idea of change was of course lining his pockets along with Marxist tactics and rhetoric). Marxists make money and LOVE getting it without earning or doing anything other than their agitation and division.

A clip from the Sopranos came to mind, where Tony is trying to show his son what Italian Legal immigrants did to create their neighborhoods, church (as stonemasons from old country), housing, schools— and the clip ends with stopping outside a crackhouse and dangerous interaction with the “guard/dealers” outside (warning- vulgar scum language):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E-vGOttKBU


22 posted on 02/06/2022 8:20:03 AM PST by John S Mosby ( Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: ridesthemiles

Glenn Beck, and Mark Levin are the ONLY 2 I know of, they have been beating the drum of Soros!!!


23 posted on 02/06/2022 8:20:32 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Someone should challenge the ap to go a whole month without ever saying the words “racist” or “racism” or “white supremacy” or “white privilege” or “ethnic superiority” or “hate crime”

Bet they wouldn’t last a whole day even


24 posted on 02/06/2022 8:20:46 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Michael Steele, who more than a decade ago was the first African American to chair the Republican National Committee, said Trump was being Trump.

“If he can race bait it, he will. These prosecutors, these Black people are coming after me — the white man,” Steele said.

Wow. Even worse than the AssPress moron who wrote this article is the quote from Steele.

25 posted on 02/06/2022 8:21:43 AM PST by FreeReign
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To: JoSixChip

It almost ruvals their ability to ignore anything controversal or racist said by biden


26 posted on 02/06/2022 8:21:49 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well he is such a racis’ and homophobe right? These people just can’t let it be. They don’t have a grasp on reality. They may have a grasp like jeff toobin though.


27 posted on 02/06/2022 8:32:45 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Racist = Misogynist = Homophobe = Transphobe = Fascist = Unequitable = Uninclusive = Patriarchal = Privileged = Colonist = Capitalist = Insurrectionist = Dangerous = Gun-Toting = Bible-Thumping = Libertarian = Anti-science = Conspiracy Theorist = White Supremacist = Deplorable = Confederate = Unacceptable = Fringe

The left understand all of these to be precise synonyms for “non-socialist.” Theirs is a pretty boring thesaurus.


28 posted on 02/06/2022 8:33:02 AM PST by cockroach_magoo
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“He repeated his charge of racism, but skipped over an obvious detail: Those prosecutors are Black.”

As if Blacks can’t be racists.


29 posted on 02/06/2022 8:33:57 AM PST by DaxtonBrown
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To: escapefromboston
I’m sure blacks can be just as racist as whites.

Correction. Blacks can be more racist than whites. Just go to a mostly black community and see how you are treated.

They have been brainwashed to hate white people.

30 posted on 02/06/2022 8:35:08 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

ah so Black people can never be racist huh American Pravda? I guess that is a character flaw that is the sole monopoly of White people. :rolleyes:


31 posted on 02/06/2022 8:43:33 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump is the opposite of Clayton Bigsby - The Black - White Supremacist

Trump - Is the White - Black Victim of Racism.

AP - Always Pathetic


32 posted on 02/06/2022 8:47:49 AM PST by LeonardFMason
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
Looking out at a sea of faces at a Texas fairground, most of them white...
...scrawls the Ass Press partisan stooge and racist.

33 posted on 02/06/2022 8:56:13 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Most of them white. Stopped reading there.


34 posted on 02/06/2022 9:02:39 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Da Coyote
Anyone believing these bottom of the barrel journalism majors any more?

Anyone with a brain doesn't even believe they're journalists no less that they might be telling the truth.

35 posted on 02/06/2022 9:21:06 AM PST by GOPJ (Biden couldn't 'unite' the American people but he DID UNITE PUTIN AND XI...)
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To: Vaduz

The AP was created to save money for newspaper who were sending multiple reporters to the same events to gather routine information. The AP idea was cost effective - it was NOT designed as a ‘one fits all’ propaganda tool.

This piece is disgusting on so many levels.


36 posted on 02/06/2022 9:24:19 AM PST by GOPJ (Biden couldn't 'unite' the American people but he DID UNITE PUTIN AND XI...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yawn, namecalling is all they got. Racist, sexist, homophobe just like everyone who disagrees with their Marxist dogma.


37 posted on 02/06/2022 9:47:59 AM PST by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Dear Associated Presstitutes

the most Vile, Disgusting, Racist people I have ever come across or heard were Black, Brown or in the Entertainment Industry.


38 posted on 02/06/2022 11:41:53 AM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: GOPJ

Most of the media is a one fits all propaganda tool they make Mao proud the way the protect the Marxist left agendas Biden Obama Clinton’s all in the same box.
Cost effective indeed


39 posted on 02/07/2022 7:55:22 AM PST by Vaduz ( )
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