Donald Trump’s makes an attempt to outline Vice President Kamala Harris’ race, together with the jaw-dropping assertion that she “became a Black person” for political causes, have rightfully grabbed headlines. However these disgusting and overtly racist statements had been solely a small fraction of what Trump stated throughout his Wednesday look earlier than the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists.
The remainder of what he stated on that stage was arguably as dangerous or worse. He put himself ahead because the second coming of President Abraham Lincoln, tried to persuade Black folks to hate immigrants, and casually defended a police officer who killed a Black girl.
Trump’s look doesn’t present the place Trump goes on this marketing campaign. It reveals the place he already is.
Watching the entire thing is a problem few could possibly abdomen. However from the opening minutes—when Trump known as the primary query from ABC Information’ Rachel Scott “horrible” and declared that he has “done so much for the Black population of this country”—to the purpose the place his workers hustles him off the stage, there’s not one defensible second.
The query that kicks off Trump’s “Is she Indian or is she Black?” second begins on the 5:00 timestamp on the video.
At 7:15, Trump delivers “his message” to Black folks. Which focuses on convincing Black voters that they need to be afraid of immigrants. Which incorporates this second.
Trump: My message is to cease folks from invading our nation which are taking, frankly—a variety of issues with it, however one of many large issues, and a variety of the journalists on this room I do know and I’ve nice respect for. A whole lot of the journalists on this room are Black. I’ll let you know that coming, coming from the border are hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people who occur to be taking Black jobs. You had one of the best—
Scott: What precisely is a Black job, sir?
Trump: A Black job is anyone that has a job. That’s what it’s. Anyone that has a job. They usually’re taking, they’re taking the employment away from Black folks.
Trump carried on, repeating the false declare that Harris is “the border czar” for the Biden administration and that hundreds of thousands of Black folks have misplaced their jobs to undocumented migrants “invading” America. Trump then repeated claims that different international locations are emptying prisons and psychological establishments into the US.
On the 13:15 mark within the video, Semafor’s Kadia Goba requested Trump a couple of police officer killing Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black girl from Illinois who was shot in her residence after calling 911 for assist. The capturing adopted a earlier 911 name wherein Massey’s mom pleaded with police to not harm her. Bodycam footage confirmed that Massey was following the directions of the police on the time of the capturing. Her homicide triggered a day of mourning and ongoing protests throughout the nation. The deputy sheriff concerned within the incident has been fired and is now dealing with a homicide cost.
Goba: You stated police would get immunity from prosecution in case you win. Why ought to somebody like that officer have immunity, in your opinion?
Trump: Immunity? I don’t know the precise case, however I noticed one thing and it didn’t look good to me, it didn’t look good to me. Are you speaking with the water, proper?
At this level, Trump gestured as if he had been hurling a bucket of water. Massey was following police directions to take away a pot of boiling water from her range when she was shot. The deputy who killed Massey claims he was afraid she would throw the water at him.
On the 17:30 level, Scott asks Trump about Vance’s “childless cat ladies” remarks and his assaults on individuals who don’t have kids. Trump defends Vance as simply being “family-oriented.”
On the 25:30 mark, Trump declares that it’s actually Democrats who’ve a “radical” place on abortion.
Trump: The Democrat Occasion is the one which has the issue. I believe that they’re radical on abortion as a result of they’re permitting abortion within the ninth month. They’re permitting the loss of life of a child after a child is born.
Scott makes an attempt to chop Trump off to level out the information, however he retains on talking saying that “based on the governor of Virginia, they’re allowing the death of the baby after it’s born.” That is a widely known, go-to lie of his.
Close to the tip of his look, on the 32:10 mark on the video, Scott requested Trump about his guarantees to pardon the insurrectionists who swarmed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She ran by way of an inventory of accidents to officers and requested whether or not Trump, if reelected, would pardon these folks.
Trump responded by making claims that different protesters have achieved worse.
Scott: Sir, my query is on these rioters who assaulted officers. Would you pardon these folks?
Trump: Oh, completely I might. In the event that they’re harmless—in the event that they’re harmless, I might pardon them.
Scott: They’ve been convicted.
Trump: And by the best way, the Supreme Courtroom simply— Effectively, they had been convicted by a really, a really powerful system. They had been— How come the individuals who tried to burn down Minneapolis, how come the individuals who took over a big proportion of Seattle, how come nothing occurred to them? How come—
Scott: However sir, we’re speaking about individuals who had been seen beating officers with flagpoles and dragging them down the steps.
Trump: We’re speaking about federal buildings.
Scott: They’re on video. Have you ever seen that video, sir? You’d pardon these rioters?
Trump: Actually, oh, actually? Effectively, they shot a younger woman within the face who was protesting. They shot her within the face. You already know, no one died that day. You do know that. However folks died in Seattle. No person died. However folks died in Minneapolis. You already know folks died in Minneapolis. And nothing occurs and no one ever talks. And nothing occurs to these folks.
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Trump: Nothing is ideal in life, however you’ve got folks … 5 days in the past in Washington, D.C. They had been having fistfights and combating with the police. They had been spraying and destroy— They had been desecrating our monuments in Washington, D.C., 5 days in the past, and nothing occurred to them. And it’s important to, you’ll be able to’t have two methods of justice.
Greater than 10,000 folks had been arrested nationwide throughout summer time 2020 protests towards racism and police violence within the wake of George Floyd’s loss of life. One particular person did die in Seattle when a automotive drove into the protesters, and the motive force was sentenced to 78 months in jail. One particular person died in an arson in Minneapolis, and the perpetrator was sentenced to 10 years in federal jail. Not less than 23 folks in Washington had been arrested throughout final week’s protests about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress.
The concept that violence and felony habits was ignored throughout these protests and that solely Jan. 6 insurrectionists are being held accountable is a daily theme at Trump’s rallies. The declare that nobody died in connection to the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol can be categorically false.
As he was about to depart the stage, Trump returned to the theme of a border “invasion.”
Trump: And bear in mind, they’re taking your jobs. These folks coming in are taking your jobs.
Alongside the best way, Trump made false claims about his assist for traditionally Black schools and universities and concerning the stage of inflation, and promised to decrease rates of interest—which is outdoors the management of any president. He left earlier than answering questions on Undertaking 2025.
His statements about Harris had been horrific, nevertheless it was all horrific.
