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If this past week was your #Trump breaking point, your privilege is in full swing. Trump has been conducting racist atrocities for nearly 5 decades. In case anyone forgot, let's do a thread of the worst examples, since listing all of them would likely break Twitter...
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1973 - A #Trump property superintendent denies vacancy to a black client and then turns around and shows the vacancy to a white renter shortly after. He admits that his boss (Trump) instructed him to deny rentals to black applicants.
https://www.npr.org/2016/09/29/495955920/donald-trump-plagued-by-decades-old-housing-discrimination-case
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https://www.npr.org/2016/09/29/495955920/donald-trump-plagued-by-decades-old-housing-discrimination-case
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1980 - Trump knowingly hired Polish immigrants to save money on building #Trump Tower. When pressured about having failed to properly pay the Polish immigrants, Trump instead threatened to have them deported. They never received full payment.
https://time.com/4465744/donald-trump-undocumented-workers/
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https://time.com/4465744/donald-trump-undocumented-workers/
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1989 - A woman is brutally raped & beaten in Central Park, & 5 BIPOCs are accused of the crime. #Trump takes out an NYT ad demanding the death penalty. DNA evidence exonerates them & Trump still to this day refuses to admit he was wrong
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/nyregion/central-park-five-trump.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/nyregion/central-park-five-trump.html
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1991 - A biography alleges #Trump says he hates "black guys counting my money" and said that "laziness is a trait in blacks" - he also said that the information in the book revealing these stories is "probably true."
https://factpac.org/black-guys-counting-my-money-i-hate-it-donald-trump/
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https://factpac.org/black-guys-counting-my-money-i-hate-it-donald-trump/
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2000 - #Trump and Roger Stone fund racist propaganda against the Mohawk tribe to stifle their attempt at casino expansion, all through a phony nonprofit. The ads suggest Mohawks bring crime and drugs with their casinos.
http://latimes.com/politics/la-na …
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http://latimes.com/politics/la-na …
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2010 - #Trump
argues against building a Muslim mosque near the World Trade Center site, saying "somebody's blowing us up" when prompted by David Letterman about his stance.
http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/lettermans-irritation-trump-denounces-ground-zero-mosque-insensitive-somebody-knocked-do
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argues against building a Muslim mosque near the World Trade Center site, saying "somebody's blowing us up" when prompted by David Letterman about his stance.
http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/lettermans-irritation-trump-denounces-ground-zero-mosque-insensitive-somebody-knocked-do
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2015 - In his presidential campaign announcement, #Trump claims that Mexican immigrants are bringing drugs, crime, and rapists across the border. Trump doubles down on these claims frequently during the campaign without evidence.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?326473-1/donald-trump-presidential-campaign-announcement
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https://www.c-span.org/video/?326473-1/donald-trump-presidential-campaign-announcement
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2017-18 - #Trump reportedly referred to Haitians as all "having AIDS" and called Haiti and other African nations "shithole countries," trying to dissuade the US from accepting immigrants from these areas of the world.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html
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2020 - Trump's continued use of the term "China Virus" and "kung flu" have led to increased instances of anti-Chinese rhetoric against Asian-Americans in the United States. #Trump refuses to apologize for such xenophobic comments.
…http://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anti-China_Rhetoric_Report_6_17_20.pdf
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…http://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anti-China_Rhetoric_Report_6_17_20.pdf
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To recap, Trump has targeted Blacks, Polish immigrants, First Nations, Muslims, Mexicans, Haitians, numerous African nations, Asian-Americans & countless other groups with his WORDS & Actions.
BIPOCs have been grappling with a racist, inflammatory Trump for 5 decades...
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BIPOCs have been grappling with a racist, inflammatory Trump for 5 decades...
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If you just now were truly shaken by Trump's actions, it is privilege.
Privilege is not being affected by a man like #Trump until the threat is real to you.
Empathy is considering how the actions of a bigot president have affected BIPOCs for decades
Start by listening
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Privilege is not being affected by a man like #Trump until the threat is real to you.
Empathy is considering how the actions of a bigot president have affected BIPOCs for decades
Start by listening
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