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by John Bossange
America has seen its share of presidents who have displayed racist, antisemitic and misogynistic actions, behaviors and language. Some presidents have been more reserved with their values and opinions, and used coded language and “dog whistling” to let the nation know what they believed, and how they would like to be remembered.
However, unlike previous presidents, President Trump has held nothing back, and has left a trail of statements and actions to be sure there is little doubt about what he values, where he stands on key issues, and what he now sees as his legacy. Some people admire his language and justify it as being transparent and honest.
Whether or not you respect President Trump’s approach, the fact remains America has never had a president who has had so many documented incidents of using racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic language. There is no fake news here, no democratic witch-hunt, and no radical leftist or communist plot to discredit the President. What we have are the clear facts given to us from a President who has left us a clear trail of his opinions and behaviors.
Here are some examples of President Trump’s antisemitism, racism, and misogyny. As Joe Friday, played by Jack Webb on the TV show Dragnet once said: “All we want are the facts, ma’am.” Well, here are the facts about President Trump.
Antisemitism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_antisemitism
- Called Jewish bankers and real estate brokers “brutal killers. Not nice people”(2019)
- Claimed “Jews stick together. They are like an ethnic alliance.” (2021)
- Commented that he did not want any Black accountants and said “The only people I want counting my money are those wearing yarmulkes.” (2023)
- Following the Charlottesville chant of “Jews will not replace us” said, “There are good people on both sides.” (2022)
- Called Jewish bankers “shylocks.” (2024)
- Copied the yellow six point star used by Hitler to mark Jews, and placed it over pictures of George Soros, Janet Yellen, Hillary Clinton, and Lloyd Blankfein. (2023)
- Invited Nick Fuentes, a Holocaust denier and Kanye West to a lunch meeting at Mar-a-Lago. (2024)
- Hired Paul Ingrassia (Department of Homeland Security), who has perpetuated Holocaust revisionism, spread conspiracy theories about Israel, performed Nazi salutes, and appeared with Nick Fuentes at various Trump rallies. (2023)
Racism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump
- Trump’s real estate company was successfully sued for refusing to rent to Black tenants. (1970-1990)
- Called for the execution of five Black and Latino teens who were charged with murder and were later exonerated. (1989-2016)
- Spread the false claim that Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. (2011-2016)
- Tweeted that four US Congresswomen of color should “go back” to their countries. (2019)
- Called immigrants of color “animals” and “not human.” (2014)
- Suggested that immigrants of color were genetically predisposed to crime. (2024)
- Used Nazi-like language “Poisoning the Blood” of white Americans when describing immigrants of color. (2023)
- Promoted the “Great Replacement” theory, suggesting that immigrants of color would eventually replace white Americans. (2024)
- Claimed that Kamala Harris was not actually Black. (2024)
Misogyny: https://time.com/5047771/donald-trump-comments-billy-bush/
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-offensive-comments-women
- Said, “You know, it doesn’t really matter what the media writes as long as you’ve got a young, beautiful piece of ass.” (1991)
- Said his daughter, Ivanka, was a “piece of a**” and “If Ivanka wasn’t my daughter, I’d probably be dating her.” (2015)
- Commented 12-year-old Paris Hilton was “attractive.” (2004)
- Bragged, “I just start kissing them. You can do anything. When you are a star, they let you do it. Grab them by the pu**y.” (2015)
- Told Elizabeth Beck, a lawyer, she was “disgusting for pumping breast milk.” (2011)
- Commented, “I’ve seen women manipulate men with a twitch of their eye, or perhaps another body part.” (2010)
- Tweeted “If Hillary Clinton can’t satisfy her husband, what makes her think she can satisfy America?” (2015)
- Tweeted his followers to check out the sex tape of former beauty queen Alicia Machado. (2016)
So, is president Trump racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic? You decide. Surely he would say he is not, and cite his association with wealthy Blacks in the sports and entertainment world, his support of Netanyahu, his Jewish son-in-law, and his hiring of women for important White House positions, and for Secretaries of key Agencies and Departments. All of that seems like good cover, but given his history, past and present, President Trump can’t hide his stripes. He is who he has told us he is, and who he will continue to be.
However, maybe the most important question is not whether President Trump is antisemitic, racist or misogynistic, but do people actually care? They should. I don’t believe the people who support Trump are all racist, antisemitic or misogynists. But I remain puzzled why so many good people accept and seemingly forgive such appalling, hate-filled behavior from the President. I feel too often people believe what he does for them is more important than the antisemitism, racism, and misogyny.
That’s dangerous to our nation’s soul and unity, but equally important, it ignores what President Trump would be willing to do to any of us, supporter or not, to advance his causes and presidency. He has sought out people to blame for America’s problems, and then organized vengeful persecution. He has shown he cares little about too many Americans, and has thrown decent people under his bus.
This has become a growing danger, and the best reason to care and not be so willing to accept and forgive his hurtful behavior. We don’t know who could be his next victim, especially if the President becomes more desperate to control his image and save his presidency. If this past year is any indication, President Trump will turn on anyone anytime, even a MAGA Party member.
Every time we accept and forgive the President for his abhorrent language and actions, we embolden him to destroy more innocent American lives. As American citizens, we must turn against the President and not accept or forgive this behavior. Our nation deserves better.
The author is a retired South Burlington educator.
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Is Bossange deranged? And does anyone care?
Theres this guy named Bossange who cares deeply. The more he hates the happier he is.
John, 8 will defend your right to free speech, but I don’t have to agree with it.
WOW! Great analysis, now I see…Trump is a poopooface…don’t “…accept and forgive…”, got it, thank you. I won’t vote for him next time, I’ll be sure to vote for one of the upright imbeciles instead. Feel so much better now that you’ve helped me clear that up.
One “accepts and forgives” things when the person who said or did those things sees that what they did or said was wrong, hateful or hurtful. It’s practically Trump’s brand to double- and triple-down on the inconsiderate, racist, misogynist things he says and does. He’s never sorry or remorseful; heck, according to him, he’s never wrong, and he has said as much multiple times, the most recent at his last obsequiousness contest (aka “cabinet meeting”). The fact that you even thought about acceptance or forgiveness shows that you at least realize how inappropriate the behavior is.
Trump isn’t thoughtless–he’s just mean.
Nothing like repeating comments taken out of context by the lazy, left.
It smells like its the product of an AI query.
Fair enough– put “there are fine people on both sides” into context for me.
Context:
https://americandebunk.com/
Guess it’s time for Bossange to do his monthly hate rant. I believe it is time for him to find another forum where the readers might buy into his BS.
Most of his “research” is from Wikipedia. Wikipedia is about as reliable as a spray bottle with water to put out a house that engulfed in fire.
I’d like to insist that Bossange and the leftist legion (in its Biblical sense) is truly delusional, but instead it is all but repetitive political propaganda which they spew in allegiance to Alinsky who was steadfast in his view that essentially the more you repeat a lie, the more it eventually becomes a truth, especially to the very gullible masses.
Trump, of course in reality, is the POTUS who relocated the US embassy to Jerusalem and formally recognized it as the capital of Israel.
Trump’s daughter and several of his grandchildren are JEWISH.
Trump’s administration was instrumental in having the hostages released from the enemy only recently.
Trump is a strong advocate of Israel and an ally of Netanyahu.
Conversely, your party’s go-to slogan is “Free Palestine” – the group that BEGAN the entire conflict via sickening & murderous violence.
Trump is a “racist” because in the 1970’s & ’80’s his Real Estate agents refused to rent to blacks in that era??? And shamefully SO. DID. VIRTUALLY. EVERY. REALTOR. & “BROKER. in NYC and the metro environs – which is precisely why steering laws & rules were created. Unlike you, I lived in suburban NYC back in the day and sadly personally witnessed our home being vandalized by neighbors because realtors brought minority members to view our house for sale. I watched as one of my best friends who was African-American in the 1990’s was still denied an apartment in the complex where I lived because of her race. I saw how Realtors continued this practice, albeit covertly, and STILL do to a lesser degree today in order to maintain the “lily white” communities on L.I.’s north shore as but one example.
Yeah….only “Trump” was engaged in society’s widespread systemic racism. Guess you didn’t get out of VT much during life, huh Bossange?
Reality Check: Harris is, in fact, per her DNA, biracial. NOT “black”.
The four Congressmembers were criticized EXCLUSIVELY for their frequent yet shameless anti-American tirades and remarks and NOT because of their ethnicities. And I agree, a number of them, therefore, should not be representing the interests of America or Americans, as they do not represent said interests.
If anyone is an advocate of an American “great replacement theory” it is you & your clown show of democrats who illegally opened our borders in flagrant violation of federal law in order to forcibly “diversify” the USA and intentionally create more favorable conditions for your party through census counts and inevitably in future elections.
Trump dared to refer to an underaged public figure and MODEL as “attractive”, (how many mainstream models can you name who are successful in that field because of their UNATTRACTIVENESS”? Apparently, however, never showered with Ms. Hilton as your favorite faux-POTUS Joe Biden did routinely with his own young DAUGHTER? By the by, ever consider Brooke Shields “attractive” in her Calvins, Bossange…. just as millions did ever so many years ago?
Trump (gasp) stated the oft-heard, typical, nearly universal crude locker-room style talk generated by MOST males of all ages in reference to women and was met by the phony & hypocritical gasps of democrat men who seized the moment & immediately proclaimed their own personal holier-than-thou standards of never speaking out-of-turn in their entire testosterone-driven lives as did he. Laughable. I’ve both seen and heard MUCH more degrading & disgusting remarks online, in bars & clubs, in school, scrawled in public restrooms, and especially in my own younger days simply walking past NYC construction sites. Over. And over. And over. Give us a break, “Father” Bossange!
I could go on & on answering this ever-ridiculous accusation. But I shan’t continue to waste my time with your utter absurdity and chronic attempts at “disinformation”.
As usual, Kathleen, thanks for the reality check.
As Joe Friday, played by Jack Webb on the TV show Dragnet once said: “All we want are the facts, ma’am.”
Actually, John, Friday’s trademark phrase was, “Just the facts, ma’am.”
Says more with less. Perhaps you can emulate Joe Friday in that regard.
Release all of the Epstein files please as the media is DRIP, DRIP, DRIP, because they were involved with the Epstein money laundering mafia.
Trump also often accused of being homophobic…but was invited to and attended
Elton John’s wedding. It just spaghetti being thrown at the wall to see what sticks.
It’s what you do if your party and/or ideology is morally and institutionally bankrupt
like democrats/leftists and have nothing positive or constructive to offer the American people besides free stuff from the public treasury.
Everybody is right and everybody is a winner. There, that settles that. No hard feelings now. Enjoy this fine winters day. The end.
I support Pres. Trump because I truly believe he wants what is best for America. I don’t believe all the lies the fake news repeats over and over taking Trump’s comments out of context. I have a good memory and I remember the actual quote. I have been called every name you accuse Trump of and I am not deplorable. I do not like the double standard the media has for Trump. I am tolerant. I judge not. I don’t call people names except if they are lying. Remember the people protesting in Charlottesville had a permit to do so and our Constitution allows peaceful protest. There were good people on both sides . Some of the people were protesting the removal of statues. I accept Trump for who he is. Remember the disgrace Bill Clinton brought to the oral office. OPPS I meant oval office. I wish the media would give credit to Trump for all the good things he has done . Notice gas prices are down.
I also stand proud to be labelled “garbage” by the previous occupant of the White House…
Current times and current figureheads remind me of the nursery rhyme, Pop Goes the Weasel. As people express inexplicable fatigue, confusion, sense of lack, feeling exhausted – for many, life these days does feel like being chased around a mulberry bush with no end in sight.
From a leadership standpoint, what people expect from leadership is severly lacking on both sides of the fence for a long time now. Expectations of what was said or promised on a campaign trail isn’t coming to fruition – no matter how the stories are spun around or sanitized. No receipts for great gobs of money proclaimed. No relief or securtiy can be found in places that once were steady and reliable. A sense of stability is hard to sustain and maintain – which makes people concerned and very agitated.
The rich are getting much, much richer, the poor are still poor, and the middle class is getting stretched to the point of snapping and insolvency.
As long as people of different types and stripes remain divided and finger wagging at each other, the plan is working as designed. Not for the benefit of all, to the benefit of a few – very few. Sad, but true.
And what you inventory, and much, much more are but the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Good has become the evil, and the evil, good.
Those committing thievery, rape, and murder are allowed to walk freely among us as the left are convinced such exudes mercy, when in fact it allows multitudes more to suffer and perhaps become embroiled in treachery then themselves through open wounds that tragically have never been allowed to heal.
Drug addictions abound and the crimes & sins against humanity that go hand-in-hand with those sufferers are all enabled and encouraged by the “liberal” thinkers, who themselves often deceived, believe doing so helps the addicted & somehow society at large.
Sexual perversions and pornography addicts open the gates to inflict eternal suffering unto themselves and to countless souls all over the world in this electronic media age. NO. Human beings cannot “choose” their sex. NO. Selling one’s body & thereby soul for money is NOT “empowering”.
Our world has been transformed through serious moral decline into ….an age worse than Sodom & Gomorrah and worse than the bygone flood of Noah, stated one of the seers of the Holy Mother at Medjugorje.
And whether you or your sect believe in the myriads of contemporary miracles, in seers and visions, Saints and Divine presences, or in any of the personal testimonies & beliefs of multimillions, or more accurately billions, is not the point.
Jesus long ago stated that if you are not with Him, you are against Him, and the darkness and evil that abounds in these times cannot be denied.
The proverbial floodgates of Hell have been opened wide and are swallowing up the ignorant, the evildoers, the deceived, and the apathetic – equally.
And should you include yourself to be a member of the minority who mock and assail the knowledge & belief in the demonic & the pure evil they propagate, know that you instill great satisfaction, for ….”the greatest deceit of the devil….was convincing the world he didn’t exist”. Hey, your “professors” bought into it!
Put down your Ivy League texts and take up the most read & researched & affirmed historical & sacred texts that ever existed. You know who you are, and your heady pride has led you to not be able to visualize what exists right in your path.
Prostitution, pornography, gender “identity”, addictions, and lawlessness are NOT “righteous”. Only God and His words and ways are.
And neither government nor institutes of “higher” learning shall ever replace Him.
On a positive note, at least the writer is a former educator.
Totally off topic but I want to invite any of you to Vermont Stands Up Back Porch…
Please join us!!!!
https://vermontbackporch.net/
Hope to see you there!!!!!
“Following the Charlottesville chant of “Jews will not replace us” said, “There are good people on both sides.” (2022)”
Oh look — the favorite trope of deluded TDS liars, repeated ad nauseam by the MSM — and Harris, Biden, and Obama, who clearly know it is a flagrant lie. Does Bossange also know this is a lie and he is trying to deceive. or is he just so sickened by his obvious TDS that he hasn’t bothered to investigate?
TDS is very sad.
Thank goodness it appears much less contagious as it once was years ago. The general population obviously developed a level of immunity to the syndrome.
Nonetheless, Bossange and others continue to be carriers who intentionally try to infect others.
Bossange: You can fool SOME of the people SOME of the time, but……
this guy is an educator? it shows why our education system is going so wrong.
TRUMP IS A RACIST!
Upon purchasing the private Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach in 1997, he opened up membership to African Americans and Jews, which put his property at odds with other exclusive clubs in Palm Beach. In order for the change to take hold, he had to secure approval from the Palm Beach town council. When the council refused to lift the restrictions, he sued them in U.S. District Court, alleging discrimination by the council against Mar-a-Lago.
No one accused Donald Trump of being a racist until he decided to run for president and became a threat to Hillary Clinton’s return to power. In 1986, Trump joined several other prominent Americans, such as Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali, as recipients of an “Ellis Island Award.”
The list of things Trump has done for people is enormous maybe John Bossange can give us a list of all the charitable things Joe Biden has done besides making himself rich for 50 years.
https://buckthegovernment.com/blogs/saving-america/donald-trumps-generosity-a-lifetime-of-giving-back
Notice the dude never even attempts to defend the garbage he spews in this comment section? How could he? It’s indefensible.
And while free speech exists and persists thanks be to God who ultimately granted it so, news publishers do not have to print such essential “libel”….all are exposed to more than enough of it through the majority of mainstream and social media outlets.
VDC, IMO, does not need to brown-nose to propagandists in trying to impress the radical left with how tolerant they are, how extending free speech to all is the righteous way of operating news’ outlets, etc.
Radicals and liars have more than their fair share of broadcasters catering to their twisted ideologies, VDC didn’t need to be yet another.
Tell us again Mr. Bossange, how men can become women and why they should be in our locker and restrooms?