Most Think Trump is a Racist

In Defying the Odds, we discuss Trump's character and record of dishonesty. The update  -- recently published --includes a chapter on the 2018 midterms. Earlier this month, he told several Democratic congresswomen to "go back" to their countries.  Then he attacked Elijah Cummings and his city of Baltimore.

Harry Enten at CNN:

A Quinnipiac University poll out this week shows that a majority (51%) of voters believe that President Donald Trump is a racist. Forty-five percent say that he is not.

To opponents of the President, this poll may not be surprising. But think about it for a second. This isn't just the normal opposition you'd expect to a president. This is a majority of voters saying their president is a racist.

Compare these numbers to a Harris poll from September 1968. Former Alabama Gov. George Wallace, a segregationist, was running for president as an opponent to the Civil Rights movement. As he campaigned, 41% agreed when asked whether Wallace was a racist. That was basically even with the 40% who disagreed with the statement.

To be clear, Trump is insulting a black anchor as "the dumbest man on television" while quoting himself as part of his case that he's not racist https://t.co/w2nDEEhkJQ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 31, 2019