Trump: ‘I don’t like’ what Scalia said about affirmative action

The Hill ^ | December 13, 2015 | Bradford Richardson

[Maceman]

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he does not agree with comments from Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia questioning the efficacy of affirmative action.

"I don't like what he said, no, I don’t like what he said. I heard him, I was like, 'Let me read it again,' because I actually read it in print, and I’m going, I read a lot of stuff, and I’m going, 'Woah,'" Trump said in an interview televised Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

The billionaire said he thought Scalia's comments were "very tough to the African-American community."

Trump, who has supported affirmative action in the past but declined to say whether he was in favor of it today, said he has great friendships with black people.

"I have great African-American friendships," he said. "I have just amazing relationships. And so many positive things have happened."

In oral argument for a case challenging affirmative action at public universities earlier this week, Scalia posited that minority students who were not qualified for admission at elite universities would perform better at "less-advanced schools."

Scalia was excoriated by Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who called his comments "racist."

[kjam22]

Never....

[Lazamataz]

Shut up shutting up.

[magglepuss]

Any funding of Planned Parenthood funds abortions either directly or indirectly.

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What is your plan to stop the funding then? Seriously?

Trump is pro-life.

[kjam22]

Never

[kjam22]

Never

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Wow Laz, what’s up with you today? Did Darks give you coffee?

[spacejunkie2001]

The truth is painful, isn’t it?

[kjam22]

The plan to stop funding planned parenthood is easy. Elect a president who will submit a budget that does not include funding for planned parenthood... and a congress that will pass it. That’s it. That’s the way the system works....

[Lazamataz]

Shut up shutting up.

[Lazamataz]

Shut up shutting up.

[kjam22]

never

[Lazamataz]

Shut up shutting up.

[elhombrelibre]

Have another drink, deep thinker.

[Lazamataz]

Shut up.

[kjam22]

never

[magglepuss]

What’s your plan then? Truly what is your great plan. By the way, you know Trump was not praising abortions at PP. That is just dishonest.

It seems to me your plan is to mock or distort the truth about anyone who switches their position in such a way to have success on abortion restrictions. Gee I wonder how many new pro life supporters you will get when they see the dishonesty spread by a pro lifer. I’m sure they will give your position a listen. After all, it is more important to be right than successful.

[Lazamataz]

Shut up.

[kjam22]

never...