Donald Trump on Wednesday night falsely smeared Senate Majority LeaderĀ Chuck Schumer as a ā€œproud member ofĀ Hamas.ā€

The Republican presidential nominee made the insulting remark about the top-ranking U.S. Jewish official at a rally inĀ Pennsylvania. It came on the same day that Trump separatelyĀ sparked an angry backlashĀ for questioning Vice PresidentĀ Kamala Harrisā€™ racial identity.

  • Billiam@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I have a real hard time believing in a mythical voter who has no problem with ā€œgrab 'em by the pussyā€ but draws the line at the hard-r n-word.

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      I think open sexism is more normalized than open racism. Thereā€™s no ā€œitā€™s just boys being boysā€ or ā€œlocker-room talkā€ description of dropping the n-word.

      • Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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        If theyā€™re able to think that after all heā€™s done, theyā€™ll find an excuse to ignore it just like everything else.