No matter how much Donald Trump tries to deny he’s a bigoted, racist pile of human excrement, his own words–along with those of his supporters and surrogates–continue to prove otherwise.
For example: Honorary co-chair of the Trump campaign, failed GOP candidate for Governor of New York, Carl Paladino, who appeared on CNN this morning and demanded that the network stop branding Trump as a racist for the highly offensive things he’s said about the judge in the Trump University case, Gonzalo Curiel. Paladino whined:
“The press has created this issue.”
CNN host Carol Costello reminded Paladino:
“Because it sounds racist, that’s why.”
To that, the clueless Paladino replied:
“Well, it sounds racist because in your vernacular, okay, that’s what you’re trying to prove. What is the press interested in doing right now? They’ve got their jockey shorts all bunched up, and they’re all excited over having an issue that they can pick apart in its most minute sense.”
But Paladino was far from finished digging the hole he had begun excavating, adding:
“This is incredible that you want to pull this word (racist) out and use it. Because it always pushes back on the white guy. It’s not fair.
“This is the real world and in the real world you have considerations like that when you look at, ‘Why am I getting sued?’ The press constantly wants to identify what the issues of the day are, you don’t have that right.”
Uh, yes we do, Carl. We have just as much right as your hateful BFF, Donald Trump.
Finally, Paladino concluded:
“[Donald Trump] is the one that has to define what the issues of the day are, not the press. You don’t have a right to do that.”
Once again, yes we do, Mr. Paladino. Every American has that right. But if Donald Trump were elected President, it’s a safe bet that’s one of many rights Emperor Trump would attempt to do away with. Which is why he is a threat to the future of the United States and must be soundly defeated.
Here’s the exchange from this morning on CNN:
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