Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 07:12 pm
Donald Trump responded to President Obama’s calls for toned-down political rhetoric and less divisiveness after the Baton Rouge police shootings by openly hoping for more division and hate.
During his statement on the Baton Rouge police shootings, President Obama said, “I know we’re about to enter a couple of weeks of political conventions where our political rhetoric tends to be more overheated than usual. And that is why it is so important that everyone regardless of race, or political party, or profession, regardless of what organizations you are a part of, everyone right now focus on words and actions that unite this country rather than divide it further. We don’t need inflammatory rhetoric. We don’t need careless accusations thrown around to score political points, or advance an agenda. We need to temper our words and open our hearts. All of us.â€
Trump replied with a tweet:
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President Obama just had a news conference, but he doesn't have a clue. Our country is a divided crime scene, and it will only get worse!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 17, 2016
Donald Trump views division as his path to the White House. Trump is using Richard Nixon’s 1968 playbook. Echoes of Nixon are all over Trump’s campaign. Trump has called his supporters the silent majority. Trump is claiming to be the law and order candidate. In Trump’s dreams, America is torn just like it was in 1968, and he is selling himself as the man who can put it all back together.
The sort of unity and toned down rhetoric that President Obama called for would be really good for the people of the United States of America, but really bad for Donald Trump. Once the fear and divisive rhetoric are stripped away, all that is left of the Trump campaign is a third-rate reality television who isn’t qualified to be president.
Of course, Donald Trump is rooting for hatred and division. A fractured America is the only chance that he has to win.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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