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Jrose

(1,215 posts) Tue Aug 13, 2024, 05:53 PM Aug 13

Djt's campaign's blatantly racist post... [View all]

Donald Trump’s campaign is facing accusations of racism over this post made on X earlier today:

Link to tweet

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(From Chris Stein, The Guardian)

Spreading fear and hatred of non-White immigrants is unabashedly racist and fascist.

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Djt's campaign's blatantly racist post... [View all] Jrose Aug 13 OP

But republican actions and authoritarism is typical of the "third world" BSDemon Aug 13 #1

That's not a racist dog whistle... It's a bullhorn. yourout Aug 13 #2

It was Trump's grandpa The Unmitigated Gall Aug 13 #3

Fuck off Diarrhea Donny Blue Owl Aug 13 #4

They have the captions backward-- Trump gave us murders of blacks and January 6 riots CoopersDad Aug 13 #5

your Capitol under Trump Skittles Aug 13 #6

Please Proceed don Old I'm sure it will sink your poll numbers Tribetime Aug 13 #7

How long will this tweet stay up? Just long enough to get their message out? keithbvadu2 Aug 13 #8

Holy WTF Easterncedar Aug 13 #9

Fucking infuriating fear mongering. COL Mustard Aug 13 #10

Some will believe, where we are lucky is that Dan Aug 13 #11

Well it's really all they have left. They think their racism will save them at the poles. Biophilic Aug 13 #12

Well a whole slew of them birdographer Aug 13 #15

Western NC here also 4TheArts Aug 13 #25

And it very well could save them Zoomie1986 Aug 13 #28

Which I'm hoping will backfire badly in an increasingly diverse electorate IronLionZion Aug 13 #13

A loathesome hatemongering pig Bundbuster Aug 13 #14

Dayum their campaign is afraid of Kamala and Tim. MLAA Aug 13 #16

Someone aptly called it the Willie Horton ad on steroids Ramsey Barner Aug 13 #17

Accusations? Accurate descriptions. That's racist AF! Pacifist Patriot Aug 13 #18

Wow, that is shockingly racist. Rizen Aug 13 #19

When I saw your subject line, I laughed, "Oh, his *racist* post? Which one?" -- But then I looked and... Bucky Aug 13 #20

What you will NOT have if tsf wins. Codifer Aug 13 #21

That's all he's got with three months to go. Demobrat Aug 13 #22

Earth calling Tim Scott Submariner Aug 13 #23

That's not going to appeal to anyone who isn't already in Trump's court whopis01 Aug 13 #24

He can FOAD JustAnotherGen Aug 13 #26

No words kwolf68 Aug 13 #27

The neighborhood under TSF Zoomie1986 Aug 13 #29

So much for the "American melting pot" tradition. calimary Aug 14 #30