McConnell Says Trump Not Racist | Talking Points Memo

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday declined to criticize President Trump’s racist attacks on a group of Democratic congresswomen on Monday, instead declaring that Trump is not a racist and accusing both sides of inflammatory rhetoric.


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Desperately Seeking Reelection.

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“All I wanna do is own slaves like my great grandpappy!”

Though we all know Elaine wouldn’t let him

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“Trump is no more a racist than me”, McConnell said with a smirk and wink.

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Pious, self-styled ‘grim reaper’ says what?

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But GOP racism is not racism! /s

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. @ senatemajldr asked a key question - if someone were to tell your own wife [Sec. of Transportation Elaine Chao] to “go back to her country,” would you consider that racist? McConnell declines to answer yes or no.

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“The President is not a racist. The President is not a racist,”

Doth protest two much.

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“Our cities are not filled with racists. Rather, these peaceful and well-mannered folk are being riled up by these hateful so-called ‘Freedom Riders’ encroaching on our lives. Both sides need to just back off, and let things cool down.”

-Also McTurtle

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Owning slaves is not racist it is simply owning slaves.

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“Well, I’d like to send her back, but she’s got all the money.”

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He’s going to hell no matter what he says this Tuesday.

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“The President is not a racist. The President is not a racist,”

declared McConnell, looking around at his caucus.“I know ‘racist.’”

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“The President is not a racist. The President is not a racist,” McConnell said when asked again about the tweets. “And I think the tone of all of this is not good for the country. But it’s coming from all different ideological points of view, that’s the point. To single out any segment of this, I think is a mistake.”

Saying it twice or a million, gazillion times won’t make it true, turtlecup. And you’re right. We abhor the tone in which your President uses his tweets to spread racist memes and ideas and policies. We’re exercising our American rights to free speech to voice our ideological POV precisely because we want to save this country from the likes of you. If you don’t like it, then go back where you came from.

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Dear Mitch,

What ideological view does racism fall under?.

Socialism.
Democracy
White Nationalism.
White Supremacy.

…yep, thought so.

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McConnell is a true reptile. Lying motionless for long periods of time and ready for evil.

He picks his spots.

Very telling that he is commenting on something he has no credibility on whatsoever. The GOP IS racist and so is Trump and so he had to poke his head out of his shell.

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Sometimes, “Well, he started it.” is the correct point to be made.

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Did he just ‘Both sides are very fine people’ this?

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Look. Just lower your voice, will you? Stop yelling, will you? STOP YELLING!!!

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The problem for you, Mitchcreant, is that other racists think that Trump is a racist.

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