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1. William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Aug-2024 14:35:49 JST William Lindsey :toad:

   "Doubtless his many supporters will take his performance as confirmation of his fitness for the fight against Harris. But for the many in the room who could see past the bluster, Trump looked for all the world like an old crank who can barely hear or have a thought without somehow making it racist. Asked by Goba how he’d know if he was too old to stay in the job, Trump didn’t hesitate to take another shot at Scott."

   ~ Andrew Lawrence

   #Trump #NABJ #racism #misogyny
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   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/31/trump-nabj-black-journalists-chicago

   • William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Aug-2024 14:35:44 JST William Lindsey :toad:

     in reply to

     "The myth of the newer, more disciplined Trump came to an end yesterday when he lost his marbles on stage during an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists conference. …

     While the whole New Trump thing is way overstated, it’s been a very long time since he has imploded in public like he did yesterday. Trump lost his shit for one reason — he’s scared of Kamala Harris."

     ~ Dan Pfeiffer

     #Trump #NABJ #racism #misogyny
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     https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/trumps-disastrous-interview-shows

   • William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Aug-2024 14:35:45 JST William Lindsey :toad:

     in reply to

     Why did Trump claim at NABJ that Kamala Harris is not black, and then double down on that claim last night? Bill Kristol thinks he did so for this reason:

     "Trump may well have decided that to win, he has to increase the salience of race in this campaign. Sadly, this is not a new gambit in American politics. And sadly, it sometimes works."

     And:

     "Harris shouldn’t be left alone to defend herself."

     #Trump #NABJ #racism #misogyny
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     https://www.thebulwark.com/p/a-vintage-trump-meltdown

   • William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Aug-2024 14:35:45 JST William Lindsey :toad:

     in reply to

     "For a fun trip back down memory lane, back in 2020 when Democrats were calling Trump racist, his campaign pointed to his old contributions to Harris as proof he was not.

     'Kamala Harris is a Black Woman and he donated to her campaign. So I hope we can squash this racism argument.'"

     ~ Tyson Brody quoted by Bill Kristol

     #Trump #NABJ #racism #misogyny
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     Aral Balkan repeated this.
   • William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Aug-2024 14:35:46 JST William Lindsey :toad:

     in reply to

     "Trump’s racist attack on Harris does deserve media coverage. But Trump’s new promise to pardon violent felons who brutally attacked police officers on his behalf demands more. There should be countless news stories detailing the severity of their attacks. Every Republican officeholder appearing on TV should be called to respond to this. And we must press the media to do just that."

     ~ Dean Obeidallah

     #Trump #NABJ #racism #misogyny
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     https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/corporate-medias-focus-on-trumps

   • William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Aug-2024 14:35:47 JST William Lindsey :toad:

     in reply to

     "If you were working for the Donald Trump campaign, when you were watching this, it was like watching a baby crawl across the interstate at night. You couldn't look! And they could not get him off that stage fast enough. And this was a long campaign. You can't hide Donald Trump."

     ~ Former GOP consultant Stuart Stevens

     #Trump #NABJ #racism #misogyny
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     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTeiWOVuLVY

   • William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Aug-2024 14:35:48 JST William Lindsey :toad:

     in reply to

     "I also just want to say one quick thing about this invitation.'To the president and board of NABJ: Y'all got played.""

     Joy Ann Reid followed those statements by saying Trump showed up at NABJ for three reasons:

     1. "To try to dispel the notion he's scared to debate a Black woman."

     2. "To steal the attention that Vice President Kamala Harris has hijacked from him."

     3. "To create clips to play for his very white, very right wing MAGA fan base."

     #Trump #NABJ
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     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-85rcNMm1V8&t=1s