Trump's Voter Fraud Example: "voters who did not LOOK as if they should be allowed to vote"

[kpete]

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Report: Trump is mad about voter fraud because his “friend” saw Latino people vote
Here’s the bizarre story that may have spurred his (false) voter fraud claims.
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/25/14393500/trump-voter-fraud-bernhard-langer

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[Baitball Blogger]

1. Just think how many times minorities are sabotaged every day because of racist perceptions.

With just the flick of accusation we have to deal with adversity that just adds to our burden. Now we have a president who is calling an open season on us. Expect this bullshit to extend into the workforce where racists will find creative ways to sabotage minority workers, or companies who are trying to stay true to diversity objectives.

[Snarkoleptic]

2. Even scarier is his worldview is informed by things he thinks he heard randos say@

One catch: None of this may have happened. Langer’s daughter told the Times that he is not a US citizen, so he can’t vote. She added, “He is not a friend of President Trump’s, and I don’t know why he would talk about him.” (Langer was apparently too busy to talk with the Times directly.) Furthermore, an anonymous White House aide told the Times that Langer may have been talking about something that happened to a friend of his rather than to him personally.

Still, the story is telling. For one, it shows just how Trump’s mind works. As the Times puts it, the story is “a memorable example” of how Trump’s “fact-gathering owes more to the oral tradition than the written word.” This is a polite way of saying that Trump is apparently moved more by what people tell him — even if it’s completely unverified — than he is by actual news articles and research.