"It's so racist that after 10 years, finally, finally, even corporate media couldn't do, 'He had a racial trip up. He had a racial flare up. It's economic anxiety.'

It's so racist that even The New York Times yesterday had to say, 'Yeah, that was one of the most xenophobic things we've heard.' So now, folks, they've gone all in. all end with xenophobia and white nationalism."

~ Wajahat Ali

#Trump #racism #WhiteSupremacy #HateSpeech #Somalis #media #NewYorkTimes
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https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/am-i-racist-against-white-people

"If any president besides Donald Trump had done that, you'd think there might be some questions, some inquiries, some curiosity in that room as to why he mounted that attack. …

I think the reaction of the media to that moment is not something I'm
incredibly proud of as a journalist."

#Trump #racism #WhiteSupremacy #HateSpeech #Somalis #media
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