They empower his followers to amplify his racist comments on social media and at his rallies. Trump’s racist comments empower young white men to march in our streets with torches yelling white supremacist chants. Domestic terrorism, as does any form of terrorism, seeks to control though fear.

Don’t be a homophobe.” Former Massachusetts GOP governor Bill Weld, who is challenging Trump in the 2020 Republican presidential primary, recently called President Trump “a raging racist.”Ĭalling out Trump’s blatant racism and attacks on people of color is important to do for all Americans – especially for those elected as our “leaders.” We need leaders from both political parties to denounce his comments and actions because they are dangerous. Congressman Will Hurd of Texas, the only black GOP member of the House of Representatives, recently said that the Trump-led Republican Party was shrinking because too many people in it refuse to follow some simple rules: “Don’t be a racist. Several candidates simply called Trump a “racist,” while Washington Governor Jay Inslee went so far as to call him a “white nationalist.”Īnd it’s just not Democrats pointing out Trump’s racism. We heard the most diverse presidential field in the history of the United States respond to President Trump’s racist tweets and agenda. The issue of race came up multiple times in CNN’s recent Democratic presidential primary debates.

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