Holy fukking shyt.
1927: Donald Trump's father Fred is arrested for "refusing to disperse" at a KKK rally. Donald Trump claims that it wasn't his father, never lived at that address, etc. Five different newspaper accounts show that it WAS his dad, marriage records confirm the same address, and the 7 arrested...
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Racist and race-baiting statements by Trump since January 20, 2017 2017 Jan 25: Trump falsely claims that two people were shot in Chicago while Obama was making a speech there. Jun 30: Trump claims that crime and killings in Chicago have reached "epidemic proportions". He makes at least 15...
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1972: Donald Trump takes over his father's empire and continued the segregation policies, only it's illegal now. A government sting after many complaints finds that Donald Trump's men are claiming apartments aren't available when Black people come around, but apartments are suddenly free when White people are there. Four Trump agents admit to coding applications to show which applicants are Black, a superintendent says he was told to send Black applicants to the central office but accept White applicants on site, and three doormen admit to being told to discourage Black persons from renting at their properties.
Elyse Goldweber, a Justice Department lawyer, states that Trump told her during a break in the deposition, “You know, you don’t want to live with them either.”
1978: The federal government charges that Trump has continued to discriminate against Black renters, citing more complaints.
1980s: "And isn't it funny. I've got black accountants at Trump Castle and Trump Plaza. Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes every day. . . . I think the guy is lazy. And it's probably not his fault because laziness is a trait in blacks. It really is, I believe that. It's not anything they can control." - Donald Trump, as quoted by the president of Trump Plaza
1980s: Kip Brown, a former employee at Trump’s Castle, told the New Yorker that when he worked for Trump in the 1980s, Black employees would be shuffled off the casino floor when Trump and his wife came around.
1983: An NAACP anti-discrimination lawsuit charges that several Trump properties in New York City are still over 95% White.
1989: “A well-educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market. If I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.” – Donald Trump in an NBC interview
1989: Just days after their arrest, Trump spends $85,000 to take out full-page ads across New York newspapers with racially charged attacks against the five young Black men accused in the "Central Park 5" trial, calling for the death penalty, attacking the defendants with race-baiting assertions, and mocking Mayor Koch’s call to "end hate in our hearts.
1991: Trump Plaza is fined $200,000 by the New Jersey Gaming Commission for consistently removing the Black dealers whenever Robert LiButti, a racist high roller associated with the Gambino family mafia, came in. The jury heard evidence that LiButti stated frequently used offensive slurs for Black people and women and “did not want women, blacks or other minorities dealing or supervising his games,” and Trump’s casino management complied.
1993: During Congressional testimony on Indian gambling, Donald Trump claims that the Indians in question "don't look like Indians to me", states that the Indian casinos will be cesspools of organized crime, and mocks the ability of "Indian chiefs" to stand up to mob figures. The committee is flabbergasted and one congressman states: “In the 19 years I have been on this committee, I have never seen such irresponsible remarks,”
1996: After having spent years trying to block Indiana from getting casinos, Trump tries to get one of the new licences approved for Gary. In order to head off a Black businessman competing for the license, Trump makes a deal with 8 minority investors, mostly Black men, to join in on his bid so that he'll get the approval of the state of Indiana. Once Trump gets the license, he drops all the Black investors, giving them nothing, and goes on alone. He also dropped a commitment he had made to give 7.5% ownership in the casino to a charitable foundation in Gary, which was 80% Black at the time. Trump was sued by the minority investors, eventually settling with six of them for $2.2 million and having the other two awarded $1.3 million by the court. However, the charitable money he had promised was never seen by the charities he had pledged it to.
1996: Trump is sued by 20 Black workers for turning back on a promise he had made to hire primarily minorities at the casino.
1990s: Trump is accused by his ex-wife of having kept a book of Hitler's speeches next to his bed and reading it every night. Trump denies that he ever read the book, but admits to owning it.
2000: As the Mohawk Nation tries to get permission to build a casino in New York, Donald Trump creates a fake nonprofit charity which begins taking out racist ads against the Mohawks. In the ads, Trump claims that gambling creates social ills, that Indian casinos are especially violent, that Indians have a history of criminal activity, and shows images of syringes and cocaine, implying the Indians. The ad asks, "Are these the kind of neighbors we want?" Trump is fined $250,000 for violating election law when it is found out that he was behind the ads.
2004: Trump accuses Kevin Allen, a Black contestant on
The Apprentice, of being too educated and "intimidating" and uses that as the reason to fire him.
2005: Trump suggests ”an idea that is fairly controversial — creating a team of successful African-Americans versus a team of successful whites. Whether people like that idea or not, it is somewhat reflective of our very vicious world.”
2005: When Randal Pinkett, another Black man, won the competition, Trump asked him to share the title with the White runner-up. He was one of six contestants who later came forward accusing Trump of racist and xenophobic behavior.
2011: Trump enters politics by claiming that Barack Obama was actually born in Kenya and is ineligible to be president. At various times he claims special insider knowledge that Obama's birth certificate is false and that he is really an African by birth.
2011: Trump claims Obama was a poor student and needs to release his college records, stating, "I'd like to know how does he get into Harvard, how does he get into Columbia if he isn't a very good student...the word is he wasn't a very good student."
2011: Trump claims about Obama, "the people that went to school with him, they never saw him, they don't know who he is. It's crazy."
2011: Trump tells Obama to, "Get off the basketball court."
2011: Trump implies that President Obama only got into Columbia and Harvard Law due to affirmative action, casting aspersions on his intellect and qualifications.
2011: Trump falsely claims that Obama issued a statement for Kwanza but forget for Christmas.
2011: “I have a great relationship with the blacks. I’ve always had a great relationship with the blacks.” - Donald Trump on Albany’s Talk 1300
2013: "Sadly, the overwhelming amount of violent crime in our major cities is committed by blacks and hispanics-a tough subject-must be discussed."- From Trump's twitter
People aren't voting for Trump just because they think he might be racist. Dude is an borderline senile bumbling idiot that has always been a failure in life including his first tenure as President. His whole campaign is running on misinformation, outright lies, and divisive rhetoric. But of course you don't want to have the conversation on why you are voting for Trump on here because you know good and well it's likely built on ignorance and folks will call you out on your bullshyt and you can't defend it.
