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Trump is once again retweeting a self-described racist and xenophobe amid weeks of racial turmoil he’s responsible for. As I’ve noted over the last few weeks, he tweets her enthusiastically. 
“Shortly before the El Paso shootings, he retweeted, as he has in the past, the musings of a British xenophobe and self-described racist – simply, it would appear, because she shared his hostile feelings toward people of color.” bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
“As he has done before, Trump also retweeted the musings of a far-right British pundit who is a self-described racist to make his case against Cummings.” bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Unable to check himself, Trump gave this person a platform twice this morning on his Twitter feed:
And @maggieNYT highlighted the problem in a strong piece here: “As President Trump doubles down on a re-election approach of stoking fear of immigrants, he is once again elevating a voice of validation — and many say racism.” nytimes.com/2019/08/07/us/…
A pro tip for President Trump: If you don’t want to be called a racist, don’t think, speak and act like one. And certainly don’t turn over your global audience on Twitter to a racist intent on gaining traction by inflaming people’s most horrible and indecent instincts.
To wit:
