We are all aware by now of his latest attacks on the city of *Baltimore (which happens to be a nice city) because he views it as a primarily Black city. Some pundits are saying that this is no accident and that it is by design. They are calling it some kind of Jedi mind trick political strategy that he is using to divide the electorate and fire up his base. I disagree. Folks are giving Mr. trump way too much credit.
Frankly, he is not that smart, and to suggest otherwise would be foolhardy. Mr. trump says all these things about Mr. Cummings and his primarily African American district for the same reason he attacked four women of color who represent their American districts, and told them to go back to whatever “shithole” country they came from. They are all people of color. And he does not like people of color, because he is a racist. It’s really that simple. It’s why he carried on a racist and vicious lie about Barack Obama’s place of birth for many years, it’s why he gets visibly upset when a reporter of color asks him a question, and it’s why he believes that by embracing a rapper who is in prison in Europe he will appeal to Black people.
Mr. trump’s language to describe Baltimore and other places that he believes are “infested” with Negroes (infested is the new racist term for places where Blacks live) is certainly going to appeal to some members of his base, and he is hoping that it will energize them, and cause them to turnout and vote for him in 2020. It will be interesting to see what a lot of these White folks who are now clutching their pearls and acting shocked that their president is a racist will do when they get in the voting booth as well.
I find it amusing that all these people in the majority population are now just discovering that Mr. trump. I mean where have you been for the past thirty years?
So now that trump’s racism has been exposed for all the world to see, what will happen to the republican party? Will elected republican officials show some courage and call out the president for his ignorance and bigotry? I think that we all know the answer to that. Cowardice will win out over courage, and the republican senators and congress men and women will remain silent and complicit.
“Cumming [sic] District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place.”
The only dangerous and filthy place that Mr. trump should be worried about is the one right between his ears.