It was so inflammatory that it burnt through the hesitations of cautious editors. CNN plainly, and correctly, called it a "racist attack."
Tweety Amin, I mean President Trump sarcastically suggested that some of his critics, who happen to be people of color are not real Americans. He urged that "Progressive Democrat Congresswomen," the best-known of whom happen to be women of color, should go back to their countries.
The "Congresswomen," he wrote, "who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world..." should leave.
I swear....I wish he would leave..
He was most likely referring to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, born in New York City , the Bronx, to be exact...; Rashida Tlaib, born in Detroit , Michigan; Ayanna Presley, born in Cincinatti, Ohio; and Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born naturalized American.
These women are all US citizens, like him, like his wife, his in-laws, and his ex-wives. They are Americans.
Now let's talk about HIS background....
Did you know that Donald Trump's grandfather, Friedrich Trump, was born in Kallstadt, Germany, and emigrated to the United States as a teenager?
(According to one historian, he was thrown out of his country of birth for failing to perform mandatory military service.) Sound Familiar?
Now Friedrich's grandson has become President of the United States, and is trying to fuel a re-election campaign by stoking nativist and racial resentment.
Pehaps there has always been a segment that does not trust outsiders -- and bigots who consider non-whites inferior -- I don't believe that most Americans are racists, bigots, and xenophobes. Maybe I'm being extremely optimistic.
So why is President Trump, the man who possesses a peculiar political instinct, betting his re-election on dividing Americans and turning them against their better instincts?
He thinks it worked the first time. But this is not 2016. In 2016, the entire world was terrified by ISIS terrorists beheading hostages and blowing up nightclubs.
The Great Recession was recent enough that people still feared the recovery might unwind, making it easier for many people to believe that immigrants were taking away their jobs. He could frighten people by talking about rapists at the border, promising better health care, and an administration of "only the best people."
Back then, Nobody knew just how much Trump lied, and how many of his promises he would be unable to keep. It's different now. Far Different , Trump's dog-whistle, formerly perceived mainly by extremists, is now a trumpet everybody can all hear. Sure, his racism, his cruelty against migrants and his family separation policy will still play well with a segment of the electorate. The brain dead, But today, Americans see Donald Trump for what he really is. A Reality show huckster.
They see his campaign and what he is trying to do. When he tweets about corrupt, inept governments, we think about Donald Trump. When he tells the descendants of immigrants that they should leave, we think perhaps Friedrich Trump's grandson is the one who doesn't belong here.
I'm just sayin....It won't work this time, people are hip to your game Tweety Amin!
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