Trump Racism
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Trump accused of ‘Jim Crow’ tactics for threatening to send law enforcement to pollsTrump has no authority to send in local law enforcement or state attorneys general. That is up to the states, of which several expressly ban law enforcement at polls.PoliticsAug 22, 2020
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Trump promotes false conspiracy claiming Kamala Harris ineligible for White HouseTrump told reporters he had ``heard'' rumours, which are false, that Harris, a Black woman and U.S.-born citizen whose parents were immigrants, does not meet the requirement to serve in the White House.PoliticsAug 13, 2020
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Biden promises economic agenda will fight racial inequalityBiden accused Trump of exacerbating social discord across the country, including by sending federal authorities into major cities under the pretence of addressing crime.EconomyJul 28, 2020
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Trump downplays police killings of Black people, says ‘more white people’ are victimsStudies have shown that Black Americans are much more likely to be killed by police, even though more whites — who make up a larger portion of the population — are killed.WorldJul 14, 2020
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Trump says he’d ‘prefer’ if supporters don’t chant ‘send her back’ in upcoming rallySpeaking to reporters before leaving the White House for Cincinnati, Trump said he doesn’t know whether they will chant anyway, or what his response would be if they do — adding that, regardless, he “loves” his political supporters.WorldAug 1, 2019
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Black lawmaker says white man told her to ‘go back where you came from’"And this white man comes up to me and says, 'You lazy son of a bitch,'" Erica Thomas said, "He says, 'You lazy son of a bitch; you need to go back where you came from.'"WorldJul 19, 2019
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Trump says crowd chanting ‘send her back’ are ‘incredible patriots’U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday Democratric Rep. Ilhan Omar is "lucky to be where she is, let me tell you, and the things that she has said are a disgrace to our country."WorldJul 19, 2019
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Democrats split on how to counter racism in 2020 election as Trump exploits itThe party’s left wing wants an all-in battle against racism, while others question whether race should be the centerpiece of the campaign to replace Trump.WorldJul 18, 2019
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ANALYSIS: The cynical strategy behind Trump’s attacks on minority women in CongressTrump doesn’t actually do much to hide his sentiments in comments widely criticized as racist. That’s because there’s a strategy here, says Jackson Proskow.PoliticsJul 15, 2019
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‘Drug dealers, rapists and animals’: U.S. woman berates Latino man in random attackThe unidentified woman told his mother to "go back to Mexico," Esteban Guzman said.WorldJun 26, 2018
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