Trump takes heat for tweet about black murder rates

The Hill ^ | November 22, 2015 | Cory Bennett

[2ndDivisionVet]

Donald Trump is taking heat on social media for a Sunday afternoon tweet of statistics purporting to show that the vast majority of murdered black people in the U.S. are killed by other black people.

The tweet was apparently Trump’s response to a Twitter thread about support from white supremacists for the GOP front-runner.

It also comes the day after a Black Lives Matter protester said he was physically and verbally assaulted at a Trump rally.

The image Trump posted includes a list of “USA Crime Statistics ~ 2015.” The two that are highlighted are “Blacks Killed by Police ~~ 1%” and “Blacks Killed by Blacks ~~ 97%.”

A drawing of a black man wielding a sideways pistol and wearing army pants, military boots and a bandana and mask accompanies the statistics, which are sourced to the “Crime Statistics Bureau” in San Francisco. (continued)

[Da Coyote]

Liberals can’t stand the truth.

Or much else, either.

[springwater13]

Everyone is up in arms about this tweet because apparently it’s not 97% of blacks killed by other blacks but 93%.

[bboop]

There is nothing like quoting a FACT to really get the lefties’ pants in a wad!

[Red Steel]

The “heat” from leftists? That’s not “heat” losers at the Hill.

[katana]

Truth and facts to Liberals are like a spray of holy water on a vampire. They just don’t react well to it.

[eyeamok]

you talk about micro aggression! The Cry Baby Generation won’t like this

[Twotone]

Good for Trump. Make these Black Lives ninnies deal with the reality of the situation.

[Rome2000]

He is going to get the highest percentage of the black vote of any Republican since Eisenhower in 1956.

[kaehurowing]

Isn’t this easily proven as true?

If you take crime committed by blacks out of the figures, violent crime drops hugely in the U.S.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

THIS IS IT! THIS IS THE MOMENT TRUMP APOLOGIZES AND WITHDRAWS!

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

Let’s see if Ben Carson or any of the other candidates takes the bait and rebukes Trump for declaring the obvious. People are getting sick of the BLM stuff. Siding with them will hurt them badly.

[Red in Blue PA]

If you want to make a Conservative mad, tell a lie.

If you want to make a Liberal mad, tell the truth.

[Georgia Girl 2]

The truth hurts.

[Autonomous User]

Trump may not end up being president but he might serve a much greater good. Killing the PC culture permeating america today. The man just doesn’t give a shit . He is unafraid of the liberal hoards and has the money to walk the walk and talk the talk. Rock on

[Crucial]

It’s more than 90%.

[Red in Blue PA]

DOJ stats: Between 1976-2005, blacks were 12.2% of the US population yet accounted for 52.2% of all homicides committed.

[Blue Turtle]

Hey LIBS - go to a black lives matter rally and see if you’re politely escorted out when you yell “all lives matter”.

[Red in Blue PA]

Facts don’t lie:

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/htius.pdf

[Duchess47]

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump · 3h3 hours ago
“@SeanSean252: @WayneDupreeShow @Rockprincess818 @CheriJacobus “

Not tweeted by him, tweeted to him.