A GOP Senator Says “Love It or Leave It” Wasn’t Racist “Back in the ’60s.” He’s Wrong.
CNN Republican Sen. Ron Johnson appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, where the Wisconsin lawmaker was asked to respond to President Donald Trump’s latest attack questioning the patriotism of four Democratic congresswomen of color. The tweet, which Trump posted Sunday morning, said the lawmakers were not “capable of loving our Country.” When asked…
Megan Rapinoe Slams “Send Her Back” Chants as “Disgusting and Despicable”
Ira L. Black/Corbis/Getty Soccer star Megan Rapinoe, just weeks after leading the United States to its latest Women’s World Cup championship, ripped President Donald Trump for his racist attacks against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), including the “send her back” chants used by his supporters at a rally last week. “At every step it’s shocking,” Rapinoe…
AOC Tells Trump “We’re Not Going Anywhere”
Stefani Reynolds/CNP/ZUMA After a week of racist taunts from the president of the United States, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) fired back on Saturday, telling a town hall in her Queens district that Donald Trump’s policies were rooted in “ethnicity and racism,” and pledging that she and her freshman colleagues in the US House are “not…
Donald Trump Should Listen to Michelle Obama and Think Long and Hard About His Life
Larry Burton/ZUMA On Saturday, President Donald Trump expressed his admiration for the “patriotic” supporters who chanted “send her back” at a recent North Carolina campaign rally, in reference to Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar (who came to the United States when she was 10-years-old). It’s a weird definition of patriotism that would cast a former…
Trump Promotes Activist Who Called for “Final Solution” for Muslims
Olivier Douliery/CNP via ZUMA Wire On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump offered yet another defense of the racist chants that broke out at his recent rally in North Carolina, by promoting a video of the event from the British political commentator Katie Hopkins: As you can see, I did nothing to lead people on, nor…
“Love It or Leave It” Has a Racist History. A Lot of America’s Language Does.
Dominick Sarazen / AP In 1970, country singer Ernest Tubb was pissed off. “Well, I’m getting mighty tired of seeing hippies run wild and burning down the schools and stepping on the flag,” he sorta-sings, mostly-rants. Tubb’s song crescendoes with the chorus: “It’s America—love it or leave it.” By then, Tubb’s song was an echo of a long-time…