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David Duke endorsed Donald Trump. Mr. Trump, eventually "disavowed" the endorsement, but later, in an interview with Jake Tapper (CNN), Mr. Trump said he doesn't know anything about David Duke or white supremacists. He even asked, "Did he endorse me?"
Really, Mr. Trump, come this morning -- 28-Jan-2016 -- you don't know, presumably forgot, that Mr. Duke endorsed you? It didn't just hit the news this morning. He did it at least three days ago and your disavowal (via Twitter and one of your own campaign events) of it was last Friday. Yet this morning you "don't know anything about David Duke and white supremacists? BS! How could you have last Friday, when prompted with a question at one of your own campaign rallies had enough awareness of him to disavow Mr. Duke's endorsement and today not know anything about Mr. Duke or white supremacists?
Mr. Trump is just so "full of sh*t" that, as noted by many folks, the man will say, not damn near anything, literally anything in his attempts to curry favor with voters, regardless of whether it's true; this just another deplorable example of that. And if it's not BS and Mr. Trump truly doesn't know anything about David Duke, why the hell does anyone other than Mr. Duke and his white supremacist friends think Mr. Trump should be President?
Why do I say that? Because in 2000, Mr. Trump said, "As you know, the Reform Party has got some pretty big problems, not the least of which is Pat Buchanan, David Duke, Fulani, and it’s a problem.” I guess, Mr. Trump doesn't see David Duke as being so much of a problem today.
Mr. Tapper asked him if he'd unequivocally condemn endorsements of white supremacist groups (and by extension, the groups themselves and their ideas and principles) by saying that he doesn't want their support. Mr. Trump did not say, "Yes, I condemn them, and no, I do not want the support of white supremacist groups or individuals." He didn't even say something close to or similar to that. (the exchange is in the video linked above with Jake Tapper's name)
Did Mr. Trump merely have a "brain fart" during a globally televised interview with Jake Tapper on CNN that he'd known about in advance? Might it be that in addition to being a poor speller, Mr. Trump is a "chocker" [choker] just like he asserts Mr. Rubio is?
The Republican Party even is incredulous that Mr. Trump equivocated on the matter and that his waffling may be viewed as the Party's welcoming and encouraging white supremacist ideas. Sean Spicer, the RNC Communications Director and Chief Strategist, this morning tweeted, "Are you kidding. Of course the ...[Republican Party denounces] these hate groups/people."
Lastly, in citing why he supports Mr. Trump, David Duke specifically pointed to Mr. Trump's stance on immigration. Wonder of wonders! How did Mr. Trump "come out of the gate" on immigration and Latinos?
In closing, I'll just say that while I don't want to believe that Mr. Trump is an outright racist or that he actively espouses racist principles, I'm just not certain. That's like everything else about the man. He has shown time and time again that at one point he said/says "A," later he says "B," and after that he will say the complete opposite of "A." There is simply no way to rely upon a damn thing that man says yet he has the temerity to ask for our votes. Worse still, he's the frontrunner in the GOP primary races.
Well just so you understand, I don't know anything about David Duke, OK? I don't know anything about what you're even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists. So, I don't know. I don't know, did he endorse me, or what's going on? Because, you know, I know nothing about David Duke. I know nothing about white supremacists. And so you're asking me a question that I'm supposed to be talking about people that I know nothing about.
Really, Mr. Trump, come this morning -- 28-Jan-2016 -- you don't know, presumably forgot, that Mr. Duke endorsed you? It didn't just hit the news this morning. He did it at least three days ago and your disavowal (via Twitter and one of your own campaign events) of it was last Friday. Yet this morning you "don't know anything about David Duke and white supremacists? BS! How could you have last Friday, when prompted with a question at one of your own campaign rallies had enough awareness of him to disavow Mr. Duke's endorsement and today not know anything about Mr. Duke or white supremacists?
Mr. Trump is just so "full of sh*t" that, as noted by many folks, the man will say, not damn near anything, literally anything in his attempts to curry favor with voters, regardless of whether it's true; this just another deplorable example of that. And if it's not BS and Mr. Trump truly doesn't know anything about David Duke, why the hell does anyone other than Mr. Duke and his white supremacist friends think Mr. Trump should be President?
Why do I say that? Because in 2000, Mr. Trump said, "As you know, the Reform Party has got some pretty big problems, not the least of which is Pat Buchanan, David Duke, Fulani, and it’s a problem.” I guess, Mr. Trump doesn't see David Duke as being so much of a problem today.
Mr. Tapper asked him if he'd unequivocally condemn endorsements of white supremacist groups (and by extension, the groups themselves and their ideas and principles) by saying that he doesn't want their support. Mr. Trump did not say, "Yes, I condemn them, and no, I do not want the support of white supremacist groups or individuals." He didn't even say something close to or similar to that. (the exchange is in the video linked above with Jake Tapper's name)
Did Mr. Trump merely have a "brain fart" during a globally televised interview with Jake Tapper on CNN that he'd known about in advance? Might it be that in addition to being a poor speller, Mr. Trump is a "chocker" [choker] just like he asserts Mr. Rubio is?
The Republican Party even is incredulous that Mr. Trump equivocated on the matter and that his waffling may be viewed as the Party's welcoming and encouraging white supremacist ideas. Sean Spicer, the RNC Communications Director and Chief Strategist, this morning tweeted, "Are you kidding. Of course the ...[Republican Party denounces] these hate groups/people."
Lastly, in citing why he supports Mr. Trump, David Duke specifically pointed to Mr. Trump's stance on immigration. Wonder of wonders! How did Mr. Trump "come out of the gate" on immigration and Latinos?
- Mexican undocumented immigrants are “rapists” and they are “bringing drugs and crime.”
- The man wants to build a wall on our border with Mexico. I suppose he hasn't been to the border.
Nevermind that the evidence shows that a wall would be not only useless, but also counterproductive.
In closing, I'll just say that while I don't want to believe that Mr. Trump is an outright racist or that he actively espouses racist principles, I'm just not certain. That's like everything else about the man. He has shown time and time again that at one point he said/says "A," later he says "B," and after that he will say the complete opposite of "A." There is simply no way to rely upon a damn thing that man says yet he has the temerity to ask for our votes. Worse still, he's the frontrunner in the GOP primary races.
