Trump vs. Democrats: 'Racist' and 'socialist' lines drawn for 2020
With tweets and a vote, President Donald Trump and House Democrats established the sharp and emotionally raw contours of the 2020 election campaigns. In the process, they have created a fraught political frame: "racists" vs. "socialists." Trump's aggressive condemnation of women of color in Congress has ...
'Go back' tweets capture core of Trump political agenda
Go back where you came from. U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet on Sunday did more than take a shot at four Democratic lawmakers of color. In just a few words, Trump summed up the backbone of his agenda — one aimed at reducing the number ...
Trump aide Kellyanne Conway asks reporter, 'What's your ethnicity?'
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway says she meant no disrespect in asking a reporter to reveal his ethnicity. Her question came during an informal press gathering Tuesday when reporter Andrew Feinberg asked her about President Donald Trump's tweets regarding freshmen Democratic congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida ...
Defiant in the face of widespread censure, President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that his tweets suggesting four Democratic congresswomen of color return to their countries "were NOT Racist," and he appealed to fellow Republicans to "not show weakness" and to resist a House resolution ...
'Many people agree with me': Trump triples down on racist tweets amid GOP silence
Defiant in the face of widespread criticism, U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his belligerent call for four Democratic congresswomen of color to get out of the country "right now," cementing his position as the most willing U.S. leader in generations to stoke the discord ...
Even before U.S. President Donald Trump's racist tweets toward four Democratic congresswomen of color, Americans considered race relations in the United States to be generally bad — and said that Trump has been making them worse. On Sunday, Trump tweeted that the congresswomen should go ...
Trump to four congresswomen of color: 'If you're not happy here, you can leave'
President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on four progressive Democratic congresswomen on Monday, saying if they're not happy in the United States, "they can leave." "All they do is complain," Trump told reporters gathered at the White House for a "Made in America" event. "These ...
San Francisco to paint over 83-year-old historic George Washington mural now deemed racist
San Francisco will spend up to $600,000 to paint over historical artwork at a public school depicting the life of George Washington, a mural once seen as educational and innovative but now criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native ...
U.S. black LGBTQ community celebrates Pride, but says fight is far from over
Like the broader movement of which it is a part, the black LGBTQ community is celebrating advances since the historic Stonewall riots in New York — while continuing to face serious discrimination and ill treatment. Some 15,000 people took part in Saturday's Harlem Pride parade, ...
Joe Biden refuses to apologize for comments about segregationists
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday refused to apologize for comments about his dealings with two segregationist senators in the 1970s, and said that Sen. Cory Booker and other critics among his Democratic rivals were being disingenuous. "Apologize for what? Cory should apologize. ...
Lawmakers on Wednesday held the first congressional hearing in more than a decade on reparations, spotlighting the debate over whether the United States should consider compensation for the descendants of slaves in the United States. The witnesses at the House Judiciary subcommittee included actor and ...
Chemical firm Kao cancels #BeWhite project after employees point out racial connotations
Kao Corp., a major maker of toiletry and chemical products, suspended a promotional project Thursday the day after its launch after some of its employees pointed out the title could imply racial discrimination. Kao's #BeWhite project was aimed at encouraging households to split chores equally ...
