President Donald Trump picked up racist rhetoric during a rally in Florida, targeting former President Barack Obama, Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris and immigrants crossing the border.
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Trump again referred to the former president by his full name, Barack Hussein Obama, emphasizing his middle name, and launched a misogynistic comment towards the possible eventual vice president, he reported The Washington Post.
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“She will not be his first president. This is not how it should be, ”Trump said at a campaign stop in The Villages, Florida. “We are not supposed to have a socialist as president. Look, we are not going to be a socialist country. We are not going to have a socialist president, especially a socialist president, “he said.
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At another point, the president once again spoke out in a generalized way against immigrants, calling all those who cross the border, some illegally, “criminals and rapists and even murderers.”
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During the rally, a man behind Trump could be seen making gestures similar to those used by white nationalists.
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