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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 01:37 AM Aug 2016

Trump accuses Clinton of 'bigotry,' says she opposes police

Source: MSN/Associated Press

WEST BEND, Wis. — Donald Trump on Tuesday accused rival Hillary Clinton of "bigotry" and being "against the police," claiming that she and other Democrats have "betrayed the African American community" and pandered for votes.

"We reject the bigotry of Hillary Clinton, which panders to and talks down to communities of color and sees them only as votes — that's all they care about," the GOP nominee said in remarks delivered not far from Milwaukee — the latest city to be rocked by violence in the wake of a police shooting.

Trump, who is lagging behind in the polls, accused Clinton of being on the side of the rioters, declaring: "Our opponent Hillary would rather protect the offender than the victim."

"The riots and destruction that have taken place in Milwaukee is an assault on the right of all citizens to live in security and to live in peace," he said.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-accuses-clinton-of-bigotry-says-she-opposes-police/ar-BBvGQ8w



What are the comments that Trump is complaining about?

Clinton had said Monday that the Milwaukee protests showed that the nation had "urgent work to do to rebuild trust between police and communities" and said "everyone should have respect for the law and be respected by the law."
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Yallow

(1,926 posts)
2. I Saw Part Of This - Wanted To Hurl
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 01:50 AM
Aug 2016

Changed channel, and Trump was on the other channel.

Need Pepto Bismol.......

Trump forgot to mention how many million POC climbed out of poverty last time we had a Clinton in the White House, to watch the next president (Bush) push them back down.

Amazing all the stuff he left out. Then gushing on Rudy. Get the bag!

 

Yallow

(1,926 posts)
3. Then Turned On PBS And Some Clown Said Reagan Was Like Roosevelt
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 01:54 AM
Aug 2016

Had to run away.

Reagan was a racist monster who made jokes about AIDS victims while they died while he did nothing for years. I really loved how he closed the mental institutions too. All them disable folks now got a stolen shopping cart, and a check once a month!

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)
5. What sucks is he gets all this free airtime -- MSNBC ran the whole speech without commercials!
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 02:17 AM
Aug 2016

They treated it like it was some sort of State of the Union Address, instead of the Roger Ailes written desperate attempt at a campaign reboot that it was.

Festivito

(13,452 posts)
7. Trump using the hit-their-strongest-points tactic. Rather buffoonish, or rather baboonish of Trump.
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 07:56 AM
Aug 2016

Desperate to inject reasonable doubt into one of Hillary's larger voting blocks.

I'm thinking it might not work as planned anymore.

Maeve

(42,282 posts)
8. This is part of his outreach to African Americans, right?
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:07 AM
Aug 2016

Of course, he doesn't even see them as votes....not for him, anyway.

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