Trump, Champion of the Downtrodden?
Charles M. Blow JUNE 23, 2016
On Wednesday, Donald Trump gave a meandering, fact-challenged speech .. that framed him and the Republican Party as champions of America’s women and racial, ethnic and L.G.B.T. minorities. I laughed out loud ...
... “I only want to admit people who share our values and love our people. Hillary Clinton wants to bring in people who believe women should be enslaved and gays put to death” ...
Who is buying that nonsense? I know, I know, a disturbingly large percentage of the electorate, but still ...
Trump’s speech was garbage, pure and simple. Not only was it too often false, it was also flimsy, an effort to paint himself as a champion of the people who loathe him most ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/opinion/campaign-stops/trump-champion-of-the-downtrodden-ha.html
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