The purpose of the petty & gratuitous ad hominem attack in #Trump's parenthetical - to signal to "the base" that those whose names don't sound WASPy enough can be labeled "phonies" & their "Hispanic heritage" can be made the premise of criticism - is racist & divisive.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1158950196560171014 …
So #Trump knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote (w/out support) that the name Beto is "to indicate Hispanic heritage" (just this once Randall, pretend that facts matter to you & go back and look at what Trump wrote - those are his words & they're right there)....
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#Trump knew exactly how his racist supporters would react - it's exactly how you did react Randall. You parroted Trump's message, labeling O'Rourke's name w/the ubiquitous Trumpian insult: "fake." -
It's your Trumpian premise Randall - that only people deemed suitably "Hispanic" enough can have names that are perceived as "Hispanic" - that is blatantly racist, not O'Rourke's message. Not only is it racist, it's inconsistent w/the principle of individual rights & freedoms...
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