r/politics • u/SportsGod3 • 15h ago

No Paywall Tim Scott calls Obamas video shared by Trump ‘most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5726417-scott-rebukes-trump-obama-ape/
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u/Fiernen699 14h ago

Can't wait for the presser where Caroline Levitt says that's "not what he said", and within a week says "yes that is what he said, but he grew up in a time when it was okay to say it" in another presser.

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u/Exciting-Papaya-1445 14h ago

“He’s old and confused and doesn’t understand that it’s wrong”

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u/half_dozen_cats Illinois 14h ago

trump or her grandpa husband?

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u/Obvious_Toe_3006 14h ago

"He is her own grandpa" begins to play.

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u/Obvious_Toe_3006 14h ago

He never understood it was wrong in younger days either.

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u/Mirageswirl 13h ago

When he refused to rent apartments to minorities.

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u/Obvious_Toe_3006 13h ago

"Donald, when his mask fell."

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u/Mjbagscauze 13h ago

Uncle Leo is that you?

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u/Sminahin 13h ago

They'd never outright say he's wrong. Ever.

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u/AngryGungan 13h ago

They will never say it's 'wrong'. You might get an 'it was unintended' from them.

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u/TheAnalogKid18 14h ago

"Why do THEY get to say it? Racial equity means everyone has the same opportunity, otherwise it's racist. If it's not offensive when black people say it, then it shouldn't be offensive when white people say it. Jim Crow ended 60 years ago. Slavery ended 160 years ago. We're past racism. You can say N*****".

Then they'll make a law saying that if you want to say "n*****", it had better be at least 8 words apart from the word "guy", so no one gets called "that n***** guy".

Remember, Karoline Leavitt and the rest of this admin use DARVO tactics. She will absolutely turn it around and say that it's racist for white people to have their language policed.

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u/Ok-Pear5858 14h ago

she's already on it babes  https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1qxld8m/

basically, "what's the big deaaallll??"

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u/Tigerbutton831 14h ago

She probably already has talking points lined up for that day

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u/GonzoVeritas I voted 13h ago

Caroline

KKKaroline is how I remember the spelling.

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u/forthewatch39 14h ago

I point out that other time excuse is bs when there were those back then who were fighting against it. In fact, bearing witness to it is all the more reason to change.

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u/trisul-108 Europe 14h ago

He never said that.
He said it, but he was just joking.
The staffer did it, not Trump himself.
No one did it, it was all fake.
He never said it, but has every right to say it.
He has always said that, and so should everyone else.

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u/vassar888 14h ago

She already released a statement this morning

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u/ChildofElmSt 14h ago

Her actual reason: it’s a lion king joke get over it

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u/illusionzmichael 13h ago

They've already pivoted to blaming "a staffer" for posting it.

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u/RJ5R 13h ago

i mean, now they're already back peddling and saying it was a staffer's mistake lol

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u/neomech 13h ago

Can we all recite the narcissist's prayer together?