Kamala Harris‘ campaign on Sunday shared a clip on X (formerly Twitter) featuring former President Donald Trump’s controversial remarks from his February 24 speech in Columbia, South Carolina. The speech, delivered to a predominantly Black conservative audience, has drawn significant backlash due to Trump’s choice of words.
In the video, Trump can be heard saying,” These lights are so bright in my eyes I ca n’t see too many people out there, but I can only see the Black ones, ca n’t see any white ones. That’s how far I’ve come. That’s a long way, is n’t it”?
The reply, perceived by many as culturally insensitive, instantly sparked a influx of criticism across social media.
People on X immediately voiced their disapproval. In a tweet, one user said,” Negroes for Trump are like MLK for KKK” ( Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights leader, backed peaceful protests in the 1950s and 1960s to combat racial injustice ). He led work against prejudice, poverty, and conflict. The Ku Klux Klan, which was a racist organization that fought for white supremacy and fought to keep Black people oppressed, frequently through harassment and violence, was mentioned in the message. It was established in 1865.
While another additional,” Racist Trump, everything fresh here”. A second person commented,” He’s getting closer and closer to THE WORD”, suggesting that Trump’s comment were skirting yet more aggressive language.
Despite the mounting censure, some came to Trump’s security, arguing that his statement was taken out of context. ” That is fun, something you will never understand”, one person countered.
Consider when President Trump cheated on black folks with a bogus black accent? Oh wait, that was Kamala who did that”.
Trump has previously been accused of making racist remarks. He has frequently received criticism for his racially biased rhetoric throughout his political job.
From his 2016 campaign start, where he referred to Mexican refugees as “rapists”, to his controversial reaction to the white supremacist protest in Charlottesville in 2017, Trump’s language has often sparked outrage. His note in 2020, suggesting that Haitian immigrants were “eating your animals”, more contributed to his reputation for controversial, racially-tinged responses.
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