The following article by Ed Mazza was posted on the Huffington Post website January 12, 2018:
.@donlemon on President Trump: “He is a racist … but it’s more important to be strategic than outraged”
The following article by Liz Posner was posted on the AlterNet website November 30, 2017:
NBC has not been having a great week. From allegations of sexual assault against Matt Lauer to news that Jimmy Fallon’s ratings have dropped as viewers turn to more politically charged hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, the network will not close out 2017 on a high note. Now, women’s groups are reviving a demand that NBC release tapes from “The Apprentice” in which Donald Trump allegedly hurls racist and sexist insults at the show’s contestants.
Nearly 75,000 people have signed the petition calling for the release of the tapes. A release would be well timed after one of Trump’s most baffling lies to date: that the Access Hollywood tape of him boasting of grabbing women “by the pussy” was fabricated, even though he apologized for his words just last year. Continue reading “75,000 and Counting Demand NBC Release Damaging Trump Tapes from ‘The Apprentice’”
The following article by Nina Mast was posted on the Media Matters website November 29, 2017:
On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump retweeted three anti-Muslim videos posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the far-right, ultranationalist Britain First political organization, who has previously been “found guilty of religiously aggravated harassment.” Trump’s retweets of three videosattempting to link Muslims to violent crime, one of which has been debunked and the other two of which lacked context, were praised by white nationalists and far-right ideologues on Twitter and by internet trolls on 4chan, 8chan, and Reddit message boards. At least one prominent fake news website also defended Trump’s retweets.
Prominent white nationalist David Duke: Continue reading “Far-right trolls and white nationalists defend Trump’s anti-Muslim video retweets”
The following article by Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker was posted on the Washington Post website November 29, 2017:
President Trump on Nov. 29 delivered a speech in St. Charles, Mo., about the GOP tax plan. He also spoke about Kim Jong Un, Hillary Clinton and Christmas. (Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)
President Trump this week disseminated on social media three inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos, took glee in the firing of a news anchor for sexual harassment allegations despite facing more than a dozen of his own accusers and used a ceremony honoring Navajo war heroes to malign a senator with a derogatory nickname, “Pocahontas.”
Again and again, Trump veered far past the guardrails of presidential behavior. But despite the now-routine condemnations, the president is acting emboldened, as if he were impervious to the uproar he causes. Continue reading “Trump veers past guardrails, feeling impervious to the uproar he causes”
The following article by Aaron Blake was posted on the Washington Post website November 29, 2017:
President Trump’s controversial campaign against the threat he says Muslim extremists pose to the United States hit a new pitch Wednesday, when he retweeted a series of unverified videos of alleged Muslim violence from the account of a far-right anti-Muslim activist in Great Britain.
That was objectionable enough. But the White House’s response carves an even deeper bunker.
In response to questions about the veracity of the videos Trump retweeted, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders offered this to CBS News’s Major Garrett: “Whether it’s a real video, the threat is real. His goal is to promote strong border security and strong national security.” Continue reading “Sarah Huckabee Sanders just tacitly endorsed using anti-Muslim propaganda”
The following article by Ashley Parker and John Wagner was posted on the Washington Post website November 29, 2017:
President Trump on Wednesday shared three inflammatory anti-Muslim videos on Twitter posted by a far-right British activist, drawing backlash from across Britain, including a sharp rebuke from the British prime minister’s office.
The videos — whose authenticity could not be independently verified — were first shared by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, which bills itself as a political party but has been widely condemned as an extremist group that targets mosques and Muslims. Continue reading “Trump retweets inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos”
The following article by Callum Borchers was posted on the Washington Post website November 28, 2017:
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defends President Trump’s use of the name “Pocahontas” to refer to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). (Reuters)
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday accused reporters of devoting insufficient attention to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s claim of Native American ancestry.
“I don’t understand why no one is asking about that question and why that isn’t constantly covered,” Sanders said. Continue reading “The origin of the ‘Pocahontas’ insult is a newspaper’s reporting. The same paper just called Trump’s attack ‘coarse.’”
The following article by Kristine Phillips was posted on the Washington Post website November 23, 2017:
What’s going on between President Trump and LaVar Ball? (Joyce Koh/The Washington Post)
President Trump kicked off Thanksgiving Day by replying to a tweet that said his latest Twitter rage is part of a racist pattern of attacking prominent African Americans.
Trump’s response, tweeted at about 6:30 a.m.: “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Continue reading “Trump replies ‘MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!’ to tweet about his attacks on African Americans”
The following article by Sam Fulwood III was posted on the ThinkProgress website November 20, 2017:
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump tapped out a series of angry Twitter posts attacking black athletes and celebrities. If that sounds familiar, that’s because it is. The president has gone after LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Jemele Hill, and countless others — all in the past few months.
Notice something? There’s no mistaking the fact that the subject of Trump’s ire are all prominent African Americans. It’s no coincidence that Trump makes a sport of attacking black celebrities, especially those who have been outspoken against his policies or behavior in office. Continue reading “Trump’s racist rants follow a pattern. Even his supporters are tired of it.”
The following article by Matt Bonesteel was posted on the Washington Post website September 30, 2017:
Last Saturday, LeBron James pulled no punches after President Trump said Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors were no longer welcome to celebrate their NBA title at the White House. He called Trump a “bum.” Continue reading “‘Vile, disgusting, racist’: Cavs owner describes voice mails after LeBron James’s Trump tweet”
