Yesterday President Trump presided over a follow-up meeting at the White House to discuss a potential bipartisan deal on immigration (DACA) and border security.\u00a0 During the discussion, President Trump renewed his opposition to immigration, especially non-European immigration.\u00a0 He questioned why the U.S. allows immigrants from \u201cshithole countries\u201d referring to African nations and Haiti.\u00a0 The commonality is clear and consistent with Trump\u2019s racist views throughout the campaign and in office.\u00a0 While the President may not have scripted the exact words, his message was intentional.\u00a0 His base was riled up in concern over what they saw as Trump\u2019s softening on immigration stemming from working a bipartisan deal with Congress.\u00a0 He wanted to offer them a strong message reaffirming his commitment to their concerns.\u00a0 This is what is deplorable.<\/p>\n
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Everyone remembers Hillary Clinton referring to some of Trump\u2019s supporters as a \u201cbasket of deplorables.\u201d\u00a0 This was one of the biggest political misspeak\/gaffes in history and backfired on her in a significant way.\u00a0 That said, here is unfortunate evidence of Clinton\u2019s point.\u00a0 First, that there remains a key element of Trump\u2019s base that not only supported but demanded such a statement by the President to assuage their concerns that he was abandoning or softening on immigration.\u00a0 Second, that the President himself would publicly refer to African nations as \u201cshithole countries\u201d and implicitly stating we should not allow immigrants from predominantly Black countries.\u00a0 Trump ignored the fact that many of these immigrants are well-educated, capable people.\u00a0 Racism of any kind is abhorrent and against everything our country stands for.<\/p>\n
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Not to get off point, but this is not only a problem domestically, but challenges our standing in the world.\u00a0 Our closest ally, the U.K., is united in its opposition to President Trump\u2019s blatant and dangerous racism.\u00a0 Neither the royal family nor the British government would welcome President Trump and certainly not provide the pomp and circumstance he demands for all trips abroad.\u00a0 Therefore, he cancelled his upcoming trip to open the new U.S. embassy and had to lie about the reason to try and save face.\u00a0 Well, the truth is now out and there is no hiding.\u00a0 The President is hurting our critical relationships with Europe and a large part of it stems from his tacit racism, an issue Europeans understand all to well.<\/p>\n
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If one could understand why Republcan leaders publicly stand by President Trump for party loyalty and to ensure passage of the GOP agenda, thus remaining silent about his many improprieties, it needs to stop here.\u00a0 Speaker Ryan, Leader McConnell, and other Republican leaders must condemn this statement and the racism it evokes.\u00a0 Any leader who continues to turn a blind eye forfeits their integrity.\u00a0 This is too simple of an opportunity to excuse their continued inaction.\u00a0 It is deplorable\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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