Doug Jones: Trump unintentionally giving 'green light' to hate crimes

[DonViejo]

BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO - 03/05/19 10:17 AM EST

Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) said in an interview with Newsweek published Tuesday that President Trump is unintentionally giving a "green light" to hate crimes.

When asked whether he was worried that the Trump administration may be inciting violence toward LGBTQ communities, Jones said yes.

"I do think sometimes people get so caught up in their own zealousness about an issue that they forget how much words matter," the Alabama lawmaker said.

"They have a pulpit by which people can take things the wrong way, and there’s a lot of people out there looking toward them for a green light to do bad things. But I want to make it clear: I’m not saying that these guys are intentionally trying to incite violence. I do not believe that. But I do believe that some of their words unintentionally can give a green light to people, and that’s what we’ve got to be careful of."

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/432616-doug-jones-trump-is-giving-green-light-to-hate-crimes

[MANative]

1. I'm not inclined to give tRump the benefit of the doubt on "intention." nt

[dalton99a]

2. Not unintentionally

Hate is the basis of his campaign and presidency

[spanone]

4. ⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧

[Arkansas Granny]

8. That's it in a nutshell.

[lagomorph777]

10. 100% intentional.

[raccoon]

12. You sure got that right. nt

[NewJeffCT]

14. I think Donny gets off on it

to be honest - he says something and I bet he loves to see that a Trump fanatic did something in the news a week or a month later...

[Wounded Bear]

3. "Unintentional" is hardly a term I'd use to describe Trump's racist bullshit...

Quite the contrary. When it comes to inciting violence, I think he knows exactly what he's doing.

[smirkymonkey]

17. +1000

Absolutely.

[SHRED]

5. Jones probably has to talk this way

It is Alabama after all.

[gratuitous]

15. I agree

And I'd bet Jones' intent in using "unintentional" was to focus the conversation on the hate crimes that ensue from Trump's bigoted and incendiary remarks rather than on what Trump's intent or motivation is.

[GoCubsGo]

19. Yep. Especially if he wants any shot at getting reelected.

[thegoose]

6. Nope nope nope

Agent Orange is a fucking racist.

1. He saw Moose-Limbs (his pronuncation) cheer on 911.

2. Good people on both sides.

3. The judge is Mexican, which is...okay....

4. My African American.

5. Obama is a Moose-limb.

And so much more...

Fuck that bloated circus peanut.

[sheshe2]

7. Disagree.

It most certainly IS intentional!

[Golden Raisin]

9. His father was an infamous racist in the NYC area.

The rotten apple did not fall far from the racist tree. I most certainly would not use the work unintentional.

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. Not unintentional at all. He's very intentionally giving a green light to hate crimes. Just say it!

[ffr]

13. I believe that these guys are intentionally trying to incite violence

In their holy war, that they've already declared against all democrats, we're already sustaining losses.

Wake up, Dems. Do not take their threatening whisper campaign lightly. Their calls for all out civil war have been escalating in pitch by the day.

[Bettie]

16. I get why Sen. Jones has to say unintentional in this case

but we all know it is 100% purposeful.

[Garrett78]

18. Unintentionally...that's adorable.

Absent racism and sexism, there is no Republican Party. Their very survival depends upon fomenting and exploiting racism and sexism.