Posted on Feb 1, 2022
Trump escalates racist rhetoric, plays on white grievance at recent rallies
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With former President Donald Trump off mainstream social media, his messages aren't as ubiquitous. It makes it harder for them to break through.
But in recent rallies and statements, Trump has seemed to escalate a message rooted in racism and lies.
Trump alleged during a rally in Texas over the weekend that Black prosecutors investigating him are "racist," and he is again flirting with mob violence, calling for mass protests if they do anything he deems to be "wrong or illegal."
And after teasing a 2024 run — "to take back that beautiful, beautiful house that happens to be white" — he said one of his actions as president could be to pardon those convicted as a result of their actions during last year's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. More than 750 people and counting have been charged with crimes.
"If I run and I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly," Trump said. "We will treat them fairly. And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons, because they are being treated so unfairly."
With former President Donald Trump off mainstream social media, his messages aren't as ubiquitous. It makes it harder for them to break through.
But in recent rallies and statements, Trump has seemed to escalate a message rooted in racism and lies.
Trump alleged during a rally in Texas over the weekend that Black prosecutors investigating him are "racist," and he is again flirting with mob violence, calling for mass protests if they do anything he deems to be "wrong or illegal."
And after teasing a 2024 run — "to take back that beautiful, beautiful house that happens to be white" — he said one of his actions as president could be to pardon those convicted as a result of their actions during last year's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. More than 750 people and counting have been charged with crimes.
"If I run and I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly," Trump said. "We will treat them fairly. And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons, because they are being treated so unfairly."
Trump escalates racist rhetoric, plays on white grievance at recent rallies
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He's a fearmonger and hatemonger. Playing to the basest instincts of scared white people.
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He only resonates with others who exhibit primary process cognition. Those who exhibit executive and moral reasoning are immune to his words and actions.
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Remember when he went on Twitter to denounce the violence of January 6? He said "I want to be very clear, I unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week. Violence and vandalism have absolutely no place in our country and no place in our movement.” Now they are heroes to him. Of course, the reality is they were heroes to them at the same time he said that on Twitter.
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