Just when we think Donald Trump can’t get any lower, he does. This time it comes from Trump retweeting what many consider to be a racist tweet. Well, it is racist. Which comes as no surprise considering he started his campaign off with calling Mexicans “criminals” and “rapists.”
Whether it’s bashing Mexicans or banning Muslims, Trump’s paranoia has gone full racist again. Today, Jan. 22, Trump decided to share a tweet from a follower with the name “WhiteGenocideTM.” As CNN notes:
“The profile – with about 2,300 followers – used the name “Donald Trumpovitz,” linked to a website containing a pro-Adolf Hitler documentary, featured a background photo with red lettering saying “Get the F— Out of My Country” and had a location of “Jewmerica.” The account also includes a photo of George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party.”
They also report:
“The account’s Twitter feed was largely a collection of retweets about violence allegedly committed by African-American suspects and anti-Arab posts.”
Now that sounds like something that fits Trump perfectly. Let’s not forget the bogus crime statistics he tweeted not too long ago. This time, the tweet that Trump was so fond of showed a photo-shopped picture of Jeb Bush in front of Trump Tower with a sign that read, “Vote Trump.” This is not the first time Trump has attacked his opponents in this way.
The fact that Trump even bothered to retweet a post from someone with such an idiotic name is disturbing already, but the racism and vile argument that the retweet started is really pathetic. While many – with good reason – condemned Trump from doing such a thing, many racists came to his aid.
With disgusting comments and insults, Trump and his supporters showed that racism is truly alive and well. Unfortunately, we didn’t need this to happen to remind us. Racism is prevalent every day.
