By NICK GASS
08/24/16
Donald Trump on Wednesday told African-American and Hispanic voters that he would be the best president for them, declaring that they and their children have "a right" not to get shot in the streets.
"The Democratic Party has run nearly every inner city in this country for 50 or 60 years, or in some cases over 100 years. Over 100 years. They've produced only more poverty, only more crime, only more joblessness and broken homes all over the place, at record levels," Trump said in Tampa, Florida, as he asked those at a rally, "What do you have to lose?"
The situation, Trump suggested, "cannot get any worse, and believe me, I'm gonna fix it. I'm gonna make it so good."
"I'll be able to make sure that when you walk down the street in your inner city, or wherever you are, you're not gonna be shot. Your child isn't gonna be shot."
"And I say to the African-American parent: You have a right to walk down the street of your city without having your child or yourself shot, and that's what's happening right now. That's what's happening," Trump said, before adding, "To the Hispanic parent, you have a right to walk outside without being shot. You have a right to good education for your child. You have a right to own your home. You have a right to have a good job."
Trump has offered similar lines in recent rallies, remarking to a crowd in Ohio on Monday night that people will "be able to walk down the street without getting shot," without mentioning it as a right.
If Clinton gets your vote, Trump remarked, speaking to the African-American and Hispanic voters, "she's gonna do nothing." Continuing to speculate about Clinton's health, Trump added, "and you know the truth, she doesn't have the stamina to do it even if she wanted to, believe me."
"I am asking for the honor of your vote so I can fight for you, that's African-Americans, that's Hispanic, and that's all Americans. We're gonna make it better. Much, much better," Trump said, remarking that "Hispanic citizens have been suffering under this president, too."
Trump added that he would "fight to give every Hispanic citizen in this country a much better future, a much better life."
"And they know it," Trump said. "And they know it."
“It’s the trope on Trump: He’s authentic, a straight-talker, less scripted than traditional politicians. That’s because Donald Trump doesn’t let facts slow him down. Bending the truth or being unhampered by accuracy is a strategy he has followed for years.”
ReplyDeleteThe site quotes from Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal,” in which he says, “People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration — and a very effective form of promotion.”
Charles M. Blow
SEPT. 8, 2016
"He is a faker"
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg doubled down on her criticism of Republican nominee Donald Trump, telling a CNN reporter that he’s a “faker.”
“He has no consistency about him,” Ginsburg told CNN. “He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego. … How has he gotten away with not turning over his tax returns? The press seems to be very gentle with him on that.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
July 13, 2016
Michael Bloomberg: Donald Trump a ‘con man’
“I’m a New Yorker, and I know a con when I see one,” Mr. Bloomberg, an independent, said at the Democratic National Convention. “Trump is a risky, reckless, and radical choice and we can’t afford to make that choice.”
Michael Bloomberg
July 27, 2016
"What did Donald Trump do? He was born rich and then he made a career out of ripping people off," said de Blasio.
Mayor Bill de Blasio
July 28, 2016
Obama Uses “Flim-Flam,” Implies Trump A Con Man, Swindler
"we don't have time for bigotry and we didn't have time for flim-flam," Obama
June 25, 2016
Joe Biden: Trump is full of ‘malarkey’
07/07/2016
Mitt Romney slams ‘phony’ Trump: He’s playing ‘the American public for suckers’
March 3, 2016