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Tim O'Brien

Aug 11, 2019 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X

“Being called a racist has infuriated Trump...behavior his advisers and allies excuse as the natural reaction of anyone who does not consider himself a racist but is accused of being one.”

A solution: Stop thinking, talking and acting like a racist. washingtonpost.com/politics/the-b…

The problem with Trump claiming to White House staff and the world that he’s being unfairly labeled a racist is that there are decades of racism on his resume: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

And Trump is empowered by a party that condones and enables his racism: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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