Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina
During a campaign stop in Gastonia, North Carolina, Donald Trump referenced a controversial 1988 campaign advertisement involving a Black man. He used the reference while discussing crime concerns and stumping for Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley. The event occurred as Trump aimed to persuade voters that Democrats have allowed crime to increase.
As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he’s digging into the country’s political past to reference one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes. During a campaign stop Wednesday in Gastonia, North Carolina, to stump for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley,...
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