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Ex-president also says ā€˜worst gang membersā€™ are entering US, and hinted at ā€˜transgender operations all over the placeā€™

Donald Trump accusedĀ Kamala Harris of running a campaign of hate at his Mar-a-Lago club in a display of projection days after his rally inĀ New York became embroiled by racist and crude comments that aides worried might have broken through to voters in the final days of the presidential race.

The event was open to reporters but Trump took no questions ā€“ he would have almost certainly been asked about the caustic rally rhetoric ā€“ and in an attempt to change the narrative, arguedĀ Kamala Harris was stoking division.

It was also an attempt to pre-empt what could be a damaging day for the Trump campaign. Later on Tuesday, Harris will speak at a rally on the Ellipse in Washington ā€“ the same site as Trumpā€™s rally just before the January 6 Capitol attack ā€“ to tie him directly to the riot.

  • Chalix@lemm.ee
    237Ā·
    2 months ago

    The tasteless joke was referring to the current state of Puerto Rico right now, which IS full of trash on beaches and shit to super concerning levels. Trump supporting Puerto Ricans found it tasteless but not offensive, while Harris supporting Puerto Ricans found it offensive, this situation is fucking stupid.

    • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
      24Ā·
      2 months ago

      You do realize there was a lot more racist bullshit spewed at that rally, not just from the one ā€œcomedianā€ right?

      • Chalix@lemm.ee
        121Ā·
        2 months ago

        And you do realize that I am only referring to the person most people were bitching about, without the extra context?

        And I am aware of the crazed old Pro-Isreal guy that appeared on stage, most of the MAGA crowd behind him started saying no in response to his offensive comments, after a bit, on video.

        • Lasherz12@lemmy.world
          4Ā·
          2 months ago

          I dunno bro, I saw a lot of bright smiling teeth behind him DURING the joke. Not a single person I know with a soul did anything other than gasp. The entire rally was full of opaque out and open fascist statements and disgusting needlessly aggressive remarks about opponents. If you think it wasnā€™t similar to the MSG Nazi rally then you really ought to watch it. Your blinders are letting you get slow-walked to nazism.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      12Ā·
      2 months ago

      If you think thatā€™s what the joke was about, then congrats, youā€™re probably a conservative, because clearly you have no understanding of comedy.

    • Lasherz12@lemmy.world
      4Ā·
      2 months ago

      Maybe if his spawnā€™s failson husband didnā€™t oppsidaisy the federal contract to restore its infrastructure to a middleman shell company nobodyā€™s ever heard of it would be in better conditionā€¦ or if it wasnā€™t Washingtonā€™s proving ground for the effects of cruel and unusual policies nobody except companies want. Or if they could spend money on their own infrastructure before paying back bonds like everyone else can legally do. Or maybe if Trump gave any shits at all about it as his entire presidency was riddled with hatred towards US territories like ā€œat least the only thing in range of North Koreaā€™s nuke is Guam.ā€ Iā€™m sure there isnā€™t metric tons of evidence that his policies reflected that opinion.