January 13, 2018: Even the Norwegians Think Trump is Racist

 

1/13/18: What can Trump do? He can’t apologize (see: 1/12/18). It’s not in his DNA. He’ll have to ride this “shithole” controversy out. Trump tries to tweet his way out of a hole. Not that hole! Some other hole. Twice he tweet-blames Democrats for destroying the chance to save DACA. 

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[He] seems to relish in derogatory remarks about others and praise for himself.” 

Norwegian journalist, commenting on President Trump

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Reaction from around the globe is negative. The African Union, representing 55 nations, says the president’s comments were “clearly racist.” The Union statement continues: “The African Union Mission condemns the comments in the strongest terms and demands a retraction as well as an apology not only to Africans, but to all people of African descent around the globe.” The Vatican calls Trump’s words, “particularly harsh and offensive.” Rupert Colville, United Nations human rights spokesman, tells reporters, “There is no other word one can use but racist. You cannot dismiss entire countries and continents as ‘shitholes,’ whose entire populations, who are not white, are therefore not welcome.” 

Symbol of the African Union.

A European lawmaker suggests Trump “had forgotten to engage his brain before talking.” (That’s pretty much a given.) 

Even Republican leaders feel compelled to say something. House Speaker Paul Ryan looks like he’s sucking a pickle when asked for reaction. Showing that famous Ryan Spine, he says Trump’s words are “unfortunate” and “unhelpful.” 

Most Americans agree. Racist comments are “unhelpful.” 

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele says the president is a racist. “At this point, the evidence is incontrovertible.” 

Republican Congresswoman Mia Love, herself of Haitian-American descent, says Trump’s remarks were “unkind, divisive, elitist, and fly in the face of our nation’s values.” She adds, “This behavior is unacceptable from the leader of our nation.”

 

Even Norwegians are unimpressed. Says one veteran journalist, Trump’s comments fall “into a pattern of nativist and very unpleasant language from a poorly qualified president, if not worse…. [He] seems to relish in derogatory remarks about others and praise for himself.” 

Meanwhile, on his radio show, right-wing nut job Alex Jones explains his latest conspiracy theory. Someone is covertly drugging Trump. 

Really. I’m not joking.