Tag: Racism

Eric Trump said that his father, President Trump, "is the least racist person I ever met in my entire life. It is total nonsense." (Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg)

Eric Trump: ‘My father sees one color: green’

Anna Giaritelli · January 17, 2018 1:31 pm

Fact Check: Did Oprah Say ‘All White People Have to Die’?

Holmes Lybrand · January 17, 2018 9:45 am

"I think the president articulates racist language and pursues racist policies based upon race," Rep. Steny Hoyer said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steny Hoyer: Trump meets the ‘definition of a racist’

Laura Barrón-López · January 16, 2018 8:26 pm

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., questions Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. Booker said he was "seething with anger" over President Trump's alleged "shithole comments." ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Watch: Cory Booker ‘seething with anger’ as he yells at DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen

Anna Giaritelli · January 16, 2018 7:02 pm

President Trump "made clear that day that he met with Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham that he wants basically white people to come to our country," Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said. "It's hard not to have that interpretation. That's not just my interpretation." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hawaii Democrat: Trump wants ‘basically white people’ to come to US

Melissa Quinn · January 16, 2018 4:09 pm

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that NBC would never have given President Trump a starring roll on "The Apprentice" if he was a racist. She said, "Frankly, if the critics of the president were who he said he was, why did NBC give him a show for a decade on TV?" (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sarah Sanders cites ‘The Apprentice’ to defend Trump against claims of racism

Gabby Morrongiello · January 16, 2018 3:37 pm

Days after President Trump's now-infamous "shithole countries" remarks in immigration talks, the words now could potentially hold up future legislation, including funding the federal government. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Who really ‘blew’ DACA talks?

W. James Antle III · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James has been vocal in his advocacy for racial equality and his opposition to President Trump. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

LeBron James: Trump has given racists the ‘opportunity’ to be ‘outspoken without fear’

Naomi Lim · January 16, 2018 4:34 am

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Monday was the fifth lawmaker who has said she will boycott President Trump's first State of the Union later this month. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Another Democratic lawmaker won’t be attending Trump’s State of the Union

Diana Stancy Correll · January 16, 2018 3:14 am

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, running for Senate in Arizona, was speaking with MSNBC host Ari Melber Friday when it appeared he learned live on air that his presidential pardon was an acceptance of guilt. (screenshot)

Joe Arpaio learns that accepting Trump’s pardon means admitting guilt on live TV

Naomi Lim · January 16, 2018 3:08 am

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., tweeted Monday that were civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. alive in 2018, he'd be calling for President Trump's impeachment.
(Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg)

Maxine Waters: If Martin Luther King Jr. were alive, he’d be marching for Trump’s impeachment

Naomi Lim · January 16, 2018 2:08 am

President Trump released a video tribute to King, saying, "Dr. King's dream is our dream. It is the American Dream. It's the promise stitched into the fabric of our nation, etched into the hearts of our people, and written into the soul of humankind." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Beltway Confidential

Hey President Trump, MLK Day would be a good time to criticize the FBI

Siraj Hashmi · January 15, 2018 9:12 pm