Trump calls non-white countries "s**tholes"

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Simple Trump logic, he sees poor countries and sees losers, he sees wealthy countries and sees winners.

There's no evidence he said this, but for argument's sake let's imagine he did.

For one, Haiti is a sh*t hole!! Not because of race, but because of economic policies and thanks to the Clinton Foundation robbing them. Dominican Republic is right next to Haiti and they do fine. Any country in South America that's a s**t hole is because the US have robbed the country blind. And African countries because of preditory loans. The people who have jumped on him for being this are desperate and racist themselves for assuming he was talking about race. Could easily say the same about Eastern European countries.

I don't think Trump is racist.

And I wish instead of the media going on another witch-hunt, that instead, someone would go and get a mic and a cameraman and go and talk to Trump and get his take on it so the World can see.

Seriously, the man loves to talk. It would be so easy just to let him. He digs himself into holes plenty of times without having to resort to stuff like this. If he really did say the s**tholes comment, even without saying it again, he'd probably still shoot himself in the foot.

I would be quite interested to see what he had to say about immigration if given a chance to talk about it for a good length of time with a competent interviewer who would ask good, searching questions without actively trying to trip him up.

Trump Calls Non-White Countries "s**tholes"



well, of course he did.

And now people are defending it.



He isn't well, he needs help. As will we all, before this is resolved.

He is suffering from some kind of degenerative disorder and as the disease progresses, he regresses. Normalizing this because he happens to be in a position of power is hugely dysfunctional. (Unfortunately, Reagan set a precedent for this.)

Also, he worked not only in the private sector, but in the family business subset of that sector. I've worked in the public, private, AND family business private sectors. They are VERY different (duh). Family businesses are often just slush funds for the scion, after a generation or two, until they go under, or are sold off. The scion has rarely been expected to meet even minimum standards of professionalism and can't do it even if his life depends on it.

Why are we expecting a pampered trust fund baby to behave like a statesman in his twilight years? He can't. He's never been required to.

His most recent on-the-record interviews (NYT, WSJ) reveal serious cognitive issues. As his illness progresses, he will become more irritable, more impatient, angrier, more likely to resort to violence - that is why dementia patients typically have to move from home care to memory care and finally to a locked ward.

It's tragic, but the greater tragedy is that nobody seems to have the guts to address it constructively.

I don't really care what Trump says; only what he does. I care about the repeal of Net Neutrality. I care about the privatization of federally protected lands. I care about the continuation of neoliberal policies that benefit only the billionaire class.

While the corporate media continues to focus on whatever verbal diarrhea emanates from his buffoonish face, the real damage is being done in Congress. I'd like to see some real journalism being performed in this country, not this ridiculous circus that passes for news.

^ this as well.