Sprintcyclist wrote on Aug 2
nd, 2024 at 12:28am:
Quote:............ “A lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to be here today,” she said.
“You have pushed false claims about some of your rivals, from Nikki Haley to former president Barack Obama, saying that they were not born in the United States, which is not true.
“You have told four congresswomen of colour who were American citizens to go back where they came from.
“You have used words like ‘animal’ and ‘rabid’ to describe black district attorneys. You’ve attacked black journalists, calling them ‘losers’, saying the questions that they ask are ‘stupid and racist’.
“You’ve had dinner with a white supremacist at your Mar-a-Lago resort.
“So my question, sir, now that you are asking black supporters to vote for you: why should black voters trust you after you have used language like that?” .............
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/an-absolute-dumpster-fir... Reading on....
“Well, first of all, I don’t think I’ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner,” Mr Trump responded. The crowd laughed.
“You don’t even say, ‘Hello, how are you?’ Are you with ABC? Because I think they’re a fake news network, a terrible network. And I think it’s disgraceful that I came here, in good spirit. You were half an hour late. Just so you understand, I have too much respect for you to be late. They couldn’t get their equipment working or something.”
“Mr President, I would love it if you could answer the question,” Ms Scott interjected.
“I have answered the question,” Mr Trump said.
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“I just defined it, sir. Do you believe Vice President Kamala Harris is only on the ticket because she is a black woman?” Ms Scott asked.
“Well I can say no, I think it’s, maybe, a little bit different,” said Mr Trump.
“I’ve known her a long time, indirectly. Not directly, very much. And she was always of Indian heritage. And she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn’t know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black. And now she wants to be known as black.
“So I don’t know. Is she Indian or is she black?”
“She has always identified as a black woman,” said Ms Scott.
“I respect either one, but she obviously doesn’t,” Mr Trump persisted.
“Because she was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she made a turn, and she went, she became a black person. I think somebody should look into that too. When you continue in a very hostile, a nasty tone.”
Another awkward moment occurred when Ms Faulkner asked Mr Trump to clarify his “message” to the audience in the venue.
“My message is to stop people from invading our country that are taking, frankly, a lot of problems with it, but a lot of big problems, and a lot of the journalists in this room might know, and I have a lot of respect for – a lot of the journalists in this room are black,” Mr Trump responded.
“I will tell you that, coming from the border, are millions and millions of people that happen to be taking black jobs.”
“What exactly is a ‘black job’, sir?” Ms Scott asked.
“A black job is anybody that has a job. That’s what it is. Anybody that has a job,” the former president answered.
“And they’re taking the employment away from black people. They’re coming in, and they’re coming in. They’re invading. It’s an invasion of millions of people, probably 15 or 16 million people.”
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