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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump was asked to respond to Roseanne's racist tweets. He made the incident about himself.
Trump administration officials' claim that they were too busy to weigh in on racist comments Tuesday made by one of their most famous supporters stood in sharp contrast with how this White House has responded to other news developments regarding race.
President Trump did finally find time a full day into the controversy, tweeting Wednesday:
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When Roseanne Barr, the former star of the hit ABC show Roseanne made headlines Tuesday for a string of racist, sexist and Islamophobic tweets that led to the cancellation of her show, the backlash was severe even from conservatives.
The White House initially chose not to weigh in on the story.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/05/30/trump-was-asked-to-respond-to-roseannes-racist-tweets-he-made-the-incident-about-himself/?utm_term=.c42592457973
In other news the sun rose this morning.
lame54
(35,262 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,593 posts)I'm trying to think of any situation he hasn't turned around to make about him, and I can't think of any. Everything is about him. He's a narcissist's narcissist.
durablend
(7,455 posts)"The world revolves around ME so shaddup!"
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Seems to be their sole motivating factor besides hurting people who are "different" than them.
Cha
(296,848 posts)Talking about himself in 3rd person and shite.
So he admitted Valerie Jarrett is more important than fucking Condon. lol
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