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Trump accuses Harris of deciding to 'turn Black' during a combative panel with Black journalists (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 96 points 9 months ago (2 children)

“I did not know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now wants to be known as Black,” Trump said.

“I respect either one," he added, "but she obviously doesn't, because she was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went she became Black. ... Somebody should look into that too.” Trump said.

LMFAO. It's as if he can't grasp the idea Harris is a mix of both a Jamaican born Father and Indian born Mother who also married a Jewish man.

But yeah, she just now turned black and hates Jews... hmmhmm, sure lmao.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago

The old man's brain are mush.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

It's almost funny how close he is to getting it; Kamala isn't half Indian and half Jamaican, but 100% both of those things, and also this is in no way contradictory to the fact that Harris is American. Trump is a shortsighted dumbass but his confusion is actually legit here because what's happening is his mental model of race and ethnicity isn't compatible with the reality of how race, ethnicity and heritage is understood for many people. If only he would show a modicum of introspection, this confusion might've been a useful learning point. Unfortunately, he will allow himself no such growth.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Weird old racist goes on weird old racist rant when confronted by black journalists. This guy belongs in a nursing home, not the Oval Office. If conservatives were capable of shame, they'd see how embarrassing it is that this doddering old weirdo is their nominee.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Not just any nursing home. A really shitty one.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The one from Bubba Ho-Tep where he gets what little is left of his soul sucked out of his ass by a mummy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Hahaha completely forgot about that movie. Good shit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

The privatized kind where the owners abandon their residents the moment that the profit:inconvenience margin gets too narrow, even though it's against state law?

You know the kind I'm taking about!

The ones where the workers volunteer their own time and resources to try to keep the residents alive, but then they have to make some difficult decisions and let some of the patients die because of shitty voters who support shitty politicians and none of them care about anyone but themselves and would rather die painfully without dignity than help the defenseless?

I agree! You shit this bed, now you get to die from septic shock in it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

"You called about our first available room?" "No, I said your WORST available room"

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

Man is that Trump guy weird, did you know that he's deeply part of that weird Project 2025 thing? Ya know Trump's Project 2025

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

"This guy belongs in a nursing home"

Better yet: a secure mental institution.

We can be sure that no Native American is ever going to save his arse, like Nicholson in one flew over the cuckoo's nest.

[+] [email protected] 62 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah I also wish the interviewers didn't let Trump bulldoze them in the responses so much. I guess it's easy for me to say having never been in the same room as him. He does seem to have a way of intimidating people, maybe it's an aura you have to witness in person maybe it's just his loudness I don't know.

The opening question as an example should have been easy to double down on since it was all just factual statements about Trump's own words and actions, but instead of pointing this out she let Trump get away with the whole "nasty question" rant.

Still an incredible thing to witness but given how off balance Trump was here it could have been even more. Though let's face it, he can get away with saying just about anything without losing voters so it probably wouldn't have mattered.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Trump is also massive both in height and girth. The best person you could get who would be immune to such size is someone like myself, I am five foot five most people are taller than me there is no intimidation just dreams of punching forward and hitting someones nuts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Awesome summary thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Thank you. I did not want to allocate any exclusive attention to the video. Very helpful

[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This is probably the single most racist thing (current not decades old) he has said that can’t be explained away with any reasonable answer, of course Republicans won’t give a shit.

Good news is this is flagrant enough that piled on with the last few weeks have been going it will potentially help move the needle with more reasonably minded people. Crazy to think people still need to be convinced to come off the sidelines at this stage, but that’s just reality.

This was a very public and very bad gaff, even for him.

[+] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You have an odd code of which slurs and swears to censor.

Edit: Honestly, I think you used underscores to replace the 'u' in cunt and the 'i' in the bad one, which italicized your words. Not sure why you wrote out all of the bad one though. I'm guessing you changed your mind half way through.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

No, fuck that. I'll continue using DEI as it was intended. To convey Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

If the fuckers want to use it as a dog whistle, be my guest. It's a weak-ass whistle anyway.

If it's not DEI, then it will be something else. I'd rather continue thinking of something positive when someone mentions "DEI."

"Oh, you're not the best for this job, you're a DEI hire" - "I'm quite capable and if they hired me because of DEI then ALL THE BETTER. About time for me to catch up to what's given to you for the same fucking reason (your skin color), asshole."

Replace DEI with awesomeness. "You didn't get the job because you're the best. You got it because they think you're awesome." - "Welp... I can live with that!"

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

My god he seems to genuinely be terrified. Holy shit!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

I confess I generally turn media off when he starts talking, but I wanted to see how bad this was.

And he sounds straight up panicked through the first part. I think he finally hears himself and forcibly tries to reign it in during the Massey answer.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago

What a weird thing for a dangerously old man to say?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Member that time trump turned rapist? And that other time? And

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Many such cases.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Yeaaah this whole thing went about as well as I expected. His public speaking is a shitshow at the best of times and this was definitely not the best of times for a senile, racist liar.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Trump has literally donated to Harris before.

One reason we know this is because he offered the information as proof that he "isn't racist". Because he donated to a black woman.

Seemed to know she was black when he made those racially problematic statements.

He probably just forgot since then because he's old as fuck.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Is he trying to make her out to be a Rachel Dolezal type person?