The media's expansive definition of 'racism' losing its punch under Trump presidency
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In this case, Trump was being critical of the political views of the four Democrat liberal extremists. He is no more a racist for doing that than Nancy Pelosi was in pushing back against their wacky ideas. While his rhetoric may have been imprecise within the confines of Twitter, I do not believe it was intended as racists.
These people should not be given a pass for their outrageous positions because of their ethnicity. It looks like the media just sized on this as another excuse to attack the President. That is why it is losing its punch.
What has happened is not so much Trump's influence over the debate as the weakening of the media's ability to label its political opponents racist when they are not. Usually, when one is being racist they are denigrating a race of people.
Trump’s rhetoric is met with fading resistance from Republicans and corporate leaders
A few GOP lawmakers called the president’s tweet racist, but most stayed quiet or tried to soften their admonishment by mixing it with criticism of the women he attacked.
In this case, Trump was being critical of the political views of the four Democrat liberal extremists. He is no more a racist for doing that than Nancy Pelosi was in pushing back against their wacky ideas. While his rhetoric may have been imprecise within the confines of Twitter, I do not believe it was intended as racists.
These people should not be given a pass for their outrageous positions because of their ethnicity. It looks like the media just sized on this as another excuse to attack the President. That is why it is losing its punch.
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