AP Investigates Trump Staffers’ Social Media Posts, Finds (You Guessed It) Tons of Racism
It’s not just Trump followers, or just a few of his campaign staffers. The far right extremism, racism and hate speech runs through the entire organization: Racism and talk of religious war: Trump staff’s online posts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be U.S. citizens, mocked how Mexicans talk, called for Secretary of State John Kerry to be hanged and stated their readiness for a possible civil war, according to a review by The Associated Press of their postings.
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A graphic designer for Trump’s advance team approvingly posted video of a black man eating fried chicken and criticizing fellow blacks for ignorance, irresponsibility and having too many children. A Trump field organizer in Virginia declared that Muslims were seeking to impose Sharia law in America and that “those who understand Islam for what it is are gearing up for the fight.”
The Associated Press also reports that many staffers had set their social media accounts to be private, and it isn’t difficult to imagine why.