In his first speech as the presumptive Republican nominee Tuesday night, Donald Trump attempted an outreach of sorts to the minority groups he so deeply alienated during his primary campaign.
Trump said Tuesday that his campaign was going to have “unbelievably great relationships with the Hispanics,” and that “the Hispanics have been so incredible to me.” Trump has spent his campaign pledging to crack down on illegal immigration, build a border wall and deport millions.
Trump made a similarly clumsy reference to black voters.
“The African-Americans want jobs,” Trump said. “You look at what’s going on, they want jobs. And we’re going to bring back our jobs and save our jobs, and people are going to have great jobs again.”
Trump also tried to strike a broader inclusive tone, very much at odds with his campaign to this point.
“This country, which is very, very divided in so many different ways, is going to become one beautiful, loving country, and we’re going to love each other. We’re going to cherish each other. We’re going to take care of each other,” Trump said.
… And sing Kumbaya. Thank you, Camp Counselor. Stay away from the creepy orange man.
Some of his best friends are The Hispanics and The Afrcan Americans.
“…And we’re going to bring back our jobs and save our jobs, and people are going to have great jobs again.”
… and now we know what kind of gas the clown car runs on… and it ain’t laughing gas…
When Zika hits the news this summer, and they try to do what they did with Ebola in 2014, and Trump starts talking, not just about walls, but boxcars, we need to be ready.
In Trump’s addled mind Blacks and Latinos are “kinda sorta” Americans but not really. It’s true Palinspeak with even less thought behind it