This IS aimed directly at Donald J. Trump, the man who succeeded him as Presidwentr of the United States….
Former President Obama on Monday called for action in response to back-to-back mass shootings over the weekend and urged Americans to “soundly reject” leaders who feed “a climate of fear and hatred.”
The former president issued a lengthy statement after more than 30 people were killed in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. He did not name any specific leaders, but his comments amounted to an implicit rebuke of President Trump.
“We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred and normalizes racist sentiments; leaders who demonize those who don’t look like us, or suggest that other people, including immigrants, threaten our way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or imply that America belongs to just one certain type of people,” Obama said in the statement.
He noted that the rhetoric is not new, but that it “has no place in our politics and our public life.”
“It’s time for the overwhelming majority of Americans of goodwill, of every race and faith and political party, to say as much — clearly and unequivocally,” Obama said….
Meanwhile the Nebraska GOP has told a state senator who called out Trump’s racism that he should become a Democrat.
The message couldn’t be more clear. In 2019 the Republican Party is simply The Trump Party. No other voices need be heard.
As expected…..
Trump responds to Obama….
President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked former President Barack Obama over the latter’s statement on the weekend’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, tweeting edited quotes from Fox News hosts to make his point and again claiming he is “the least racist person” in the world.
“‘Did George Bush ever condemn President Obama after Sandy Hook. President Obama had 32 mass shootings during his reign. Not many people said Obama is out of Control,’” Trump wrote online. “’Mass shootings were happening before the President even thought about running for Pres.’ @kilmeade @foxandfriends”…
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Obama didn’t mention Trump in his remarks–he simply said we should reject leaders who play on racist fears.
Trump recognized himself in those comments qnd thus labeled himself a racist.