Geraldo Rivera Has Some Special Words For Donald Trump

Geraldo Rivera has pretty much made an entire career out of trying to seem like a serious journalist. He hasn’t always done so well.

He is currently a Fox News personality, which should make his comments questionable at best, but people take him seriously.

When asked about the likely Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, Geraldo replied that he “does not have a racist bone in his body.”

The Huffington Post reports that Geraldo had lots of good things to say about his buddy The Donald. First of all, Geraldo talked about how he bumped into Trump at Fox News’ Headquarters.

As equally egocentric publicity wh*res, the two apparently had lots to talk about. Rivera invited Trump to appear on his show “Fox and Friends” and said Trump agreed.

Geraldo described Trump’s appearance as both “noteworthy” and “friendly.” He didn’t really elaborate on either descriptor. He went on to say that Trump is a “nice guy” and added that he is a “grandfather.”

I’m not sure why that last bit of information was important, given that Mussolini was a grandfather as well. Still, Geraldo seemed to be pretty positive about all of the good qualities of Mr. Trump. He said that Trump has always treated the Rivera family “with respect.”

I guess that’s a good thing, right? Especially since “respectful” and “Trump” have not been heard in the same sentence since the current presidential campaign began.

Anyway, Geraldo was very upbeat in his description of Donald Trump in this interview. He even referenced Trump’s famous show, “Celebrity Apprentice.”  It was, according to Geraldo, “a blast.”

So, gee, there you go.

Geraldo, of Fox News, thinks that Donald Trump is a great guy who put on a really fun TV Show. He thinks that Trump is a respectful grandfather who isn’t racist at all.

I bet you think that all of this means Geraldo will be voting for Trump in November, huh?

Not so fast.

In the interview, Rivera is contemptuous of Trump’s immigration policies, where he praises immigrant workers as:

“…the pizza deliverers, the baby sitters, the lawn mowers, the poultry processors, the meat packers and so forth.”

Turns out that Geraldo has no plans to actually vote for Tump unless he can tone down some these policies. Even though, you know, Geraldo says that Trump is “not racist”.

My goodness. We certainly live in interesting times!

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Karen is a retired elementary school teacher with many years of progressive activism behind her. She is the proud mother of three young adults who were all arrested with Occupy Wall Street. To see what she writes about in her spare time, check out her blog at "Empty Nest, Full Life"