Donald Trump is a Racist

1. 1973 Racial Bias Lawsuit Actually, that's only partially true. Donald Trump himself was not sued, Trump Management Inc. was. At that time, as stated by your source, Trump was only an apprentice - his father, Fred Trump, was in charge. This means that any accusations of racism within the company would be attributed to Fred Trump. The title of your source (a liberal-leaning source, however, I'm completely okay with that) is very misleading and even contradicts information that later appears in the title. "Inside the government"s racial bias case against Donald Trump"s company, and how he fought it". Well yes, it's Donald Trump's company today, but in 1973 it was owned by Fred Trump; of course Donald will be loyal and defend his father, and of course he will testify in court for him, but to hold Donald Trump entirely accountable is downright false. A better title would be: "Inside the government's racial bias case against Fred Trump's company, and how Donald Trump defended his father." On top of that, you didn't provide any evidence that Trump was aware of any racism in his father's company, considering he was just an apprentice at the time. 2. Obama Birth Certificate I'm not so sure about that. Barack Obama was not the only African-American to run for president while Trump was alive. Shirley Chrisholm ran in 1972 - Trump did not ask for a birth certificate. Jesse Jackson ran in 1984 and 1988 - Trump did not ask for a birth certificate. Lenora Fulani ran in 1988 and 1992 - Trump did not ask for a birth certificate. Alan Keyes ran in 1996 and 2000 - Trump did not ask for a birth certificate. Carol Moseley Braun ran in 2004 - Trump did not ask for a birth certificate. Al Sharpton ran in 2004 - Trump did not ask for a birth certificate. Ben Carson ran in 2016, against Donald Trump himself - Trump did not ask for a birth certificate. The reason Trump was suspicious about the birth certificate was because of Obama's ties to Indonesia and Kenya. I think it's a little absurd, but it's not fueled by 'xenophobia' and 'racism'. 3. Presidential Campaign Controversies You claimed that "Trump's anti-immigration campaign is [racist[". Actually, Donald Trump is pro-immigration and against only illegal immigration. Even though illegal immigration is a minor crime, it is a crime nonetheless - hence the word 'illegal'. We can't turn a blind eye to it, especially when 3 million arrests have been attributed to an undocumented population of only 11 million - and yes, Trump cites this statistic on his website and links to a source. Saying that he is blindly accusing illegal immigrants of crime is false. 4. Gonzalo Curiel Gonzalo Curiel is part of an society called La Raza Lawyers, which "promotes the interests of Latino communities throughout the state." The comment Trump made, as he clarified in the interview featured on your source, referred to this rather than referring solely to his Mexican heritage. The idea that someone will be biased against you if they are part of a group that dislikes you is not extreme at all. In my opinion, Trump's comments were fine and not racist. 5. Muslims You're right, Islam is a religion, not a race. That being said, I'll discuss your argument anyway. First of all, he only wants to have a Muslim database for refugees, not Muslim citizens. It says that very clearly in the Politifact source you used. Secondly, he did not suggest that "Muslims should have to carry around specials IDs" in your second source, it only says that he did not rule it out at the time, and by the looks of it, he has ruled it out now. Finally, in your third source, he says that perhaps we should start thinking about profiling Muslims, not that he supports it. In fact, he said he is hesitant about profiling in that same source, though he said we should not yet rule it out. He has not gone any further with it, however. 6. KKK Supports Trump They also endorsed Hillary. William Quigg, a grand dragon in California, pledged his allegiance to her and the Klan donated $20,000 to her campaign. Does that mean we can interpret her policies as racist now? Donald Trump is NOT a racist. SOURCES: https://www.washingtonpost.com... http://www.usnews.com... https://www.donaldjtrump.com... http://www.breitbart.com... http://www.nytimes.com... http://www.cnn.com... http://www.breitbart.com... http://www.politifact.com... https://www.theguardian.com... https://www.washingtonpost.com... http://www.washingtontimes.com...