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this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2026
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He's a racist. Of course he did.
This was literally the guy who started his entire political career in earnest by calling in to Fox News and talking about how Obama wasn’t “American” because he’s black. Trump found his political fame because he advocated the “birther” conspiracy.
It’s honestly crazy that anyone could be surprised. He’s been up front about his racism for fifteen years now.
More like fifty years, at least. He was sued for denying renting apartments to black people back in the seventies...
Dont forget taking out an entire page ad to defame the Brooklyn Five and called for their murder
Still, americans voted him to rule them.
It's crazy to imply that electoral politics (especially in the US) represents the will of the people.
I'm so tired of this refrain. 49% of 64% of US voters voted for him, but even that is an oversimplification. The reality is that in some regions it is hard to vote. Waiting in line for hours. It is not a national holiday, so no pay for taking time off to wait in line. Polls often have limited times, and people in the US work too much just to stay alive. And that does not even take into account electoral college bullshit. The right has done so much to make voting hard or even impossible for some.
The US is vast and diverse, which makes hand waving dismissals like this even more frustrating.