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1973: Donald Trump is sued by Nixon administration for violations of the Fair Housing Act, basically refusing to rent to black tenants.
1975: Trump agrees to a consent decree in the Fair Housing case. /1
1973: Donald Trump is sued by Nixon administration for violations of the Fair Housing Act, basically refusing to rent to black tenants.
1975: Trump agrees to a consent decree in the Fair Housing case. /1
1978: Trump is found to be in violation of the consent decree. The decree expires before the government can bring charges.
1989: Trump takes out an ad in local papers demanding the death penalty to execute the ‘Central Park Five’, a group of falsely accused black men. /2
1989: Trump takes out an ad in local papers demanding the death penalty to execute the ‘Central Park Five’, a group of falsely accused black men. /2
1991: In a book by former Trump employee John O’Donnell, Trump is quoted as saying of a black account he employed: “I think that the guy is lazy. And it’s probably not his fault, because laziness is a trait in blacks. It really is, I believe that.” /3
1992: Trump is fined $200,000 for transferring black and female dealers off the floor to accommodate guests bigoted desires.
2005: Trump pitches a version of The Apprentice that would pit white and black contestants against one another. /4
2005: Trump pitches a version of The Apprentice that would pit white and black contestants against one another. /4
2011: Trump repeatedly claims without evidence that Barack Obama was not born in America and also claims that he wasn’t a good enough student to get into Harvard and Columbia.
2015: Refers to Mexicans as rapists and calls for a total ban of Muslims entering the country. /5
2015: Refers to Mexicans as rapists and calls for a total ban of Muslims entering the country. /5
2016: Argues that an Indiana-born judge overseeing a lawsuit against Trump University should recuse himself because of his “Mexican heritage.”
2016: Trump repeatedly retweets pro-Trump content created by white supremacists.
2016: Falsely claimed black unemployment was at 58% /6
2016: Trump repeatedly retweets pro-Trump content created by white supremacists.
2016: Falsely claimed black unemployment was at 58% /6
2017: Repeatedly asks African American reporter April Ryan to arrange a meeting with the Black Congressional Caucus.
2017: Trump refuses to condemn white supremacists after violence breaks out in Charlottesville, VA. Says there were good people among the supremacists & Nazis. /7
2017: Trump refuses to condemn white supremacists after violence breaks out in Charlottesville, VA. Says there were good people among the supremacists & Nazis. /7
2018: Asks “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" in a bipartisan meeting on immigration.
This isn’t even close to a comprehensive list, @GOPChairwoman.
This isn’t even close to a comprehensive list, @GOPChairwoman.
