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1/ I sometimes get irritated when I have to "defend" @realDonaldTrump because I am appalled that he is our president and he earns much of the criticism he gets. But...
2/ This statement by @chucktodd below is just so without foundation it's amazing he can say it with a straight face: "It’s always with an African-American when he questions intelligence.”
mediaite.com/tv/gop-senator…
3/ Yes, Obama has insulted Obama, Maxine Waters, Don Lemon, LeBron James and other blacks as "dumb" or "low IQ". But he has done the same to:
Robert De Niro
Jennifer Rubin
Rick Perry
Jeb Bush
Jon Stewart
Chris Matthews
James Comey
Kim Strassel
Cheri Jacobus
Graydon Carter
4/ More people Trump has called dumb:
Stuart Stevens
Glenn Beck
Joe McQuaid
Rick Wilson
Chris Stirewalt
Marc Thiessen [who Trump called "Marc Threaten"
Tim O'Brien
Jonah Goldberg
Chuck Hagel
Rosie O'Donnell
Gail Collins
McKay Coppins
Ben Smith
5/ Simple Twitter searches is all it takes to find things like this.
twitter.com/search?f=tweet…
twitter.com/search?f=tweet…
6/ I finally just stopped listing... there are more. This is not a nitpick. @chucktodd's statement was wildly inaccurate. If demonstrably ridiculous statements like this are allowed to stand, not only does it hurt journalism, it hurts race relations.
7/ @realDonaldTrump can be a rude, crude, name-caller; he is petty and juvenile in his responses and often resorts to stereotypes. But there's no getting around @chucktodd's false statement. It should not be allowed to stand just because it fits the narrative.
/End
P.S. Even @chucktodd himself:
My bad on this list... Trump did NOT call Kim Strassel dumb. I misread the tweet. My apologies.
3/ Yes, Trump has insulted Obama, Maxine Waters, Don Lemon, LeBron James and other blacks as "dumb" or "low IQ". But he has done the same to:
Robert De Niro
Jennifer Rubin
Rick Perry
Jeb Bush
Jon Stewart
Chris Matthews
James Comey
Cheri Jacobus
Graydon Carter
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