Hard to imagine anything much weirder than wanting to present oneself as racist in front of an African-American journalists association. Pretty much guaranteed to get a hostile reception when you do that.
There are enough true criticisms of Trump that these false headlines are embarrassing. He attempted to deny being racist. He did quite a poor job, but if this is “full racist” then what would an explicit and unapologetic claim of racial superiority be?
He attempted to deny being racist.
he is attacking her on behalf of her race (albeit laughably stupidly), how would you call that?
“She was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she made a turn and she became a Black person,” he said of Ms. Harris, whose mother was Indian American, whose father is Black and who has always identified as a Black woman.
How is claiming Harris “turned black” not very racist?
That’s not him denying being racist, that’s him being racist
I’m not saying that he didn’t make racist statements. (I think he did.) I’m saying that, given that he didn’t go up on stage and say “whites are the master race,” he did not go “full racist” the way that this headline claims.
Having a differing definition of what “full racist” means from the author does not make it false
What’s the author’s personal definition of “full” in this context if it isn’t something like “being at the highest or greatest degree”?
You seem to be arguing that because there’s the possibility of being more obvious, then it wasn’t full.
Your example doesn’t include killing or enslaving people for their race. So it’s not full racist.
Or there is no objective line, but semi-arbitrary lines and we all get to gatekeep each other’s lines.
Because that’s the best use of our time.
He’s obviously racist. Let’s see how he does as he continues to tilt.
To me, I might read it as in not a dogwhistle, and like undeniably racist
Are you defending racism? It sounds like you’re sad Trump got called full racist, instead of half-racist, but why? Do you want to make sure poor Donny doesn’t get trash talked? Wtf?
A little racism, is too much racism. One Nazi, are too many Nazis.
I’m saying that, given that he didn’t go up on stage and say “whites are the master race,” he did not go “full racist”
well that’s a stupid take 😂
Special Pleading for racism? Are we sure this isn’t 1924?
That interview was uncomfortable to watch.
He literally set the tone right from the start of the interview. “You are (women, black, minorities, insert slur of choice here), and you are to be put in your place. I am better than you. I am above you. And I will treat you accordingly.”
And he did that multiple times through the interview. When talking about Harris being a “DEI Hire”, not only did his answer seem to side with racists, but he attacked the interviewer. When being asked one question he didn’t like, he responded by randomly attacking one of the other interviewers about absolutely nothing in particular. Even when one of them started kowtowing to him, he still attacked her over random “equipment issues” that she had nothing to do with. When trying to get the interview back on track, he snapped at one and told her no, he’ll do what he wants.
And one of the things that I noticed that made me particularly uneasy. At the end of the interview, one of the interviewers tried to ask about Project 2025, only to immediately be cut off by another interviewer “per the Trump team.” There could be a scheduling reason if they ran out of time, but go back and watch it. It’s at the very end. It gives off the impression that under absolutely no circumstances was Project 2025 to be discussed, based on Trump’s demands. That’s very unsettling.
And honestly, I don’t even think this was ever supposed to even appeal to black voters. I can’t see a single minority watching that interview and saying “Yup, that’s my guy!”. But think of the message it does send. It’s telling the people that he’s relying on most that “Watch me put these women in their place, just like I’ll put the <racial slur of choice> in their place. This time, I will hurt the right people!”
the real purpose was to show the MAGA base that he’s willing to bring the racism to “them”
Who cares what cultists think? They’re gonna zombie march their way to the polls even if sir fartsalot fucks all their moms for 30 seconds, the longest he’s ever lasted during sex. An appearance like this could only be detrimental for him-- none of the centrists will be swayed by any of his usual schtick here, and some of them who are POC will be put off by his jackassery on blatant display.
Yup, he knows he has the racist vote on lock. I really think he was hoping to dissuade black voters from going out to vote for her - he’s scared of them, and he should be. Without them he wouldn’t have lost last time.
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If you have any questions or comments about me, you can make a post to LW Support lemmy community.I saw a clip, orange bitch went full regard.
Never go full regard
When he blamed the journalist for equipment problems. Pointed at her and goes “this woman”. Jesus.
yeah, audio equipment… 😂
“About 45 minutes before Trump took the stage, the former president pushed back on NABJ staffers who wanted to live fact check the event, according to a person familiar with the planning. The board pushed back against the last minute demand. When Trump took the stage, he said the delay was due to NABJ’s audio issues.”
Imagine asking a room full of journalists to not live fact check you 🤣
It’s beyond even racism. For someone have the utter mayonnaise to gatekeep someone’s inclusion in an identity that you’re entirely outside of, that sense of entitlement has to come from somewhere. A sense of superiority, perhaps. Supremacy even.
And if we know anything about Donald at this point, it’s that he has mayonnaise pumpining through his very veins.
They wouldve been fully justified to shut him up and shut him out as unceremoniously as possible
Instead they just kept offering him more rope.
He’s a creep, he’s a weirdo
And he smells
What the hell is he doing here?
He don’t belong here.
Don’t bring my favorite song into this.
I totally got into it, even pulled up the music vid ,but your comment reminded me how insulting it would be if Radiohead was utilized by Donald “Hitler had good ideas, you won’t have to vote anymore,” Trump.
Like holy shit, nothing makes me happier than knowing Trump is so unloved.
I mean, to be fair, his base probably came watching him do it.
He enjoys it and it reassures the Republican base he’s their GodEmperorDaddu or whatever they’re calling him this week. The out in the open, practiced, enthusiastic hatred is what made him their guy to begin with.
He had to hire extras to attend his rallies in 2016 until he opined about wishing Republicans beat the shit out of his political enemies, that moment basically stole the entire Republican party out from under their establishment that was just about manipulating Republicans for corporate profit.
Sure, and it also costs him a ton of votes. Not a good deal for Trump at this point in the election
Has anyone commented just how plain weird this guy is? I mean don’t get me wrong, he’s old, he’s tremendously old, but he’s also just SO weird, right?
Well he always talks about how much he wants to bang his daughter so yeah, he’s weird
Yeah, that’s so weird… Normal healthy people don’t say that stuff.
My only thought was maybe it’s mental decline because he’s just SOOO old, but he’s been doing this for a long time right? So the fact that he’s old, which we all agree on that fact, isn’t as relevant as the fact that he’s a weird convicted felon, rapist and credibly accused pedophile that’s bragged about watching naked minor girls change their clothes…
Republicans man, they are just plain weird people. Also, have any of you noticed that they really seem to be fixated on children’s genitals as well? Weird shit, man…
I’d bet actual real money that there’s some kids locked up in a pizza place basement somewhere right now, I’m not even kidding.
This guy, and let me tell you some people really say it, is the absolute, no really he is and I’m telling you the truth, you wouldn’t believe it, they say he is weird and nobody else is weirder.
Tears in their eyes, they come to me and they say, “sir, oh sir” and did I mention these are BIG men okay, motorcycle men, crying, and they’ve never cried before because they are so tough and so big, okay? So they say to me, they say, “sir! You’re weird and old, sir” and it’s handouts okay, like you’ve never seen. [Fart]
Literally fucking EVERYONE has commented it, to the point where now calling him weird seems desperate and cringy. Which I guess fits the lemmy M. O. “Weird” was a good insult because it was new and unexpected. Now you lemmings are just saying it over and over again. It’s the type of shit I’ve always criticized Republicans for, endlessly repeating their talking points. We’re better than this. There’s no shortage of ways to insult Trump.
I saw a comment that said he was braindead before he got shot, that’s a good one.
“Bone spurs” is a good one because it’s not done to death. Saw one saying Captain Bonespurs obviously couldn’t have read a draft of Project 2025 because drafts make him shit his diapers.
Every other fucking comment shoehorning “weird” into a sentence dilutes its effectiveness. Chill, dudes. Yeah, Kamala got him good with “weird”. It’s a point you can keep hitting at when he does something particularly bizarre, but that happens all the time. Just saying “he’s weird” every time he does anything makes the insult meaningless.
Ok, let’s throw some synonyms for weird into the mix. Odd, unusual, abnormal,
triggered
You’re taking a bunch of randos on a small social media platform WAY too seriously, as if we could sway the outcome one way or the other.
It’s not really about that, it’s just annoying seeing my side do the same shit I keep lambasting the Republicans for.
Then you should aim your rant at people doing it out where it might actually matter, rather than at people here. Most of us are blowing off steam, just as you are.
I mean…no. I’ll do what I want, fuck off.
As you wish.
That was a bit odd. Is this your first cultural touchstone moment? We’ve had so many the last two decades they all tend to run together.
If that’s your definition of a cultural touchstone, maybe you’re the one lacking experience.
The “weird” thing feels really forced. Fuck him, and he IS weird, but so am I. I’ve been a weirdo forever. I support keeping Portland weird. I’m not gonna insert “weird” into every statement I make about the racist rotten orange.
The “this weird thing seems forced” thing seems like a weak response to an effective tactic.
It’s effectively highlighting how they are just really, truly, fucking plain weird - like Ted Cruz giving a high five weird and “if she wasn’t my daughter I’d pay her to have sex with me” dangerous weird. It’s also important that they contrast with a platform of “we’re normal hardworking Americans, like you”. No you aren’t… You’re fucking weird.
It’s not about you, the fact that that is how you receive it is something you can work on personally. But again, not about you, friend.
The fact that so many people love this weird dumbass grandpa… 🤦♂️
I still don’t understand why he was speaking there in the first place. I read the press release that he would be there, as well as the statement by a Black author/presenter that because of his presence she would not be - it doesn’t sound like it was planned out much in advance. So does anyone know what NABJ’s purpose was with this interview? (I assume Trump’s was chaos and/or intimidation.)
They’ve been routinely inviting Presidential candidates for quite a while. Here for example is the NABJ interview of Biden in 2020, and their interview of Clinton in 2016
The only real question is why Trump accepted.
He accepted because he’s arrogant and ignorant
I have a job so my pasty ass is black now apparently
Oh so you suddenly turned black just like Kamala
Yeah, but only when it’s convenient. Like what the MAGA ass hats are saying about Kamala.
Asked what he meant when he once said immigrants were taking “Black jobs,” he said: “A Black job is anybody who has a job.”
that’s our stable genius right there 😆
i am 6 of one race, half dozen of another
I bother people when I say “six of one half, a dozen of the other”.
