The Republican nominee then grew more hyperbolic by declaring how “places like Afghanistan are safer than some of our inner cities”.
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“Safety is the foundation of the ladder to American success”, he said. It’s the latest attempt by her campaign to use Trump’s words against him. The pair will meet Monday for their first televised showdown. She told BuzzFeed on Wednesday that Trump’s comments were “destructive”. Galifianakis responded, “Or maybe like a white power tie”. More than half say they were treated worse due to their race or ethnicity.
Trump himself sent a mixed and at times unclear message that could rankle African-Americans even as he called for a nation united in “the spirit of togetherness”.
“Those peddling the narrative of cops as a racist force in our society – and this is a narrative that is supported with a nod by my opponent, you see what she’s saying, and it’s not good – share responsibility and the unrest that is afflicting our country and hurting those who have really the very least”, the mogul said.
He did not mention the controversial stop-and-frisk policing tactic, which empowers police officers to stop and search individuals they suspect have committed crimes or are preparing to do so.
On Wednesday, Trump signaled his support for making “stop-and-frisk” a national program, saying, “We did it in NY, it worked incredibly well, and you have to be proactive”. The issue became a major theme in the city’s 2013 mayoral campaign, and the same year, a federal court ruled the practice unconstitutional because it disproportionately affected minorities. “Think of how many families these policies saved from the worst heartache imaginable”. He also said the people most badly hurt by violent demonstrations like the ones in Charlotte were “law-abiding African-Americans who live in these areas where there is so much crime”.
In Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott was fatally shot by Charlotte police officer Brentley Vinson. But aside from that one reference, amid his heavy-handed praise for law enforcement and condemnation of protesters, Trump never acknowledged any pattern of violence against African-Americans at the hands of police, which is precisely why so many protesters say they have taken to the streets. You want to give me a good sendoff?
“And a lot of people were asking me questions”. You have no jobs. “But we’ve got a museum for him to visit, so he can tune in”.
And the Republican presidential nominee tried to pin the turmoil on Obama and said the protests “look bad to the rest of the world”.
Clinton’s campaign said in a statement that Trump’s answer was proof that he had only voiced his reversal to try to change the subject. On Thursday, the Trump campaign accepted the resignation of an OH volunteer, Mahoning County chair Kathy Miller, who told the Guardian newspaper, “I don’t think there was any racism until Obama got elected”.
The Trump campaign accepted her resignation after what a spokesman called “inappropriate” comments.
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New York City’s stop-and-frisk program was mired in controversy, leading to numerous complaints that the practice led to racial profiling.
