Attention-seeker-in-chief: Trump's racist tweet does exactly what he wants

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By telling four young, non-white female congresswomen to 'go back' to their countries of origin, Donald Trump got the attention he wants. But at what cost to him? | ANALYSIS

Trump was recounting the time in March 2017 when he tweeted that his predecessor Barack Obama had illegally wire-tapped the phones at his Trump Tower offices late in the 2016 election campaign.Nowadays, Trump complained, his tweets weren't performing as well as they used to - a fact he attributed to anti-conservative bias at the big social media companies.- effectively telling four non-white female members of Congress to "go back" where they came from.

While not naming them, Trump was clearly referring to four recently-elected Democratic congresswomen: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley.All four women were elected to Congress for the first time last November and sit at the far-left of the Democratic caucus. Three of them were also born in the US; Omar migrated from Somalia with her family when she was 12.

"My biggest fear is that he is intentionally distracting us from the fact that ICE is knocking on doors without warrants right now," Tlaib said in response. "He is distracting us from the fact that colleagues are at the border reporting on the horrific and inhumane conditions." And by targeting outspoken young women of colour like Ocasio-Cortez, Trump is tapping into deep concerns many voters - especially white, older voters - hold about immigration and the pace of cultural change in modern-day America

But Trump's tweeting comes at a cost. Speak to swing voters, even those inclined to Trump's politics, and they'll tell you they wish he'd stop mouthing off on Twitter.found that 55 per cent of Americans believe Trump has changed the tone and nature of US political debate for the worse. Just 24 per cent say he has changed it for the better.

 

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It's not actually racism to tell a country of immigrants to embrace American....and oh try not to be anti Semitic?

So white people should do the same then indians should be the only people left.

Trump is the king 👑

Zero cost to him. His base love him for it.

Costs him nothing , sad but true. As for all that he has said and done, it costs him nothing. For one does not punish the court jester for playing the fool.

The hate Trump is generating will diminish the US.

It is sad to see the Unitd States so diminished by a president who is relying on racism to get re-elected. All those who fought for civil rights for all Americans would be overcome with a deep sadness as they watch Trump destroy all the progress they made.

Trump may be abominal but these 4 female show-ponies are not what the USA needs.

He doesn’t care. Nobody will say or do anything.

Is it a coincidence they are also all women?

This is what these women want that the president will react so that the people will sympathize with them.

Racist, sexist, fascist

+ sexist

Does his missus have to follow

If there are enough American citizens who support this point of view and will vote Trump in again, then America remains a backward dinosaur of a country and should lose its permanent seat on the U N council.

Probably no cost. His supporters 100% do not care.

What cost to him? There is no cost to him. Either the American populace wakes up to this dangerous fool and gets rid of him or the base he is appealing to stands by him and gets him another 4 years. He's not trying to make friends or win genuine respect.

This is Scomo's hero.

He did what most American were expecting to hear. Someone to stop the 4 abusing hyenas from denigrating and insulting the American people and their institutions. It is time for people to realize what it means to vote the Democrats and the rats that infested their seats.

The Great America 😳

200k ‘likes’ is at least 200k vile racists in the US - and that’s just the ones on Twitter.

I have no doubt James Chessell is still Trump's biggest fan.

The Age telling lies,DT said if you don’t like America you can leave

No cost to him

Fake news. That's not what he said.

No cost at all as he seems to be untouchable so he is saying and doing what he wants he escaped the mueller report, the cash for money sex, the Epstein connection and the list goes on and on

Why the inverted commas?

Identity politics is playing with fire. Racist idiots like Trump pick up on the same themes are use them to shore up their own political position. It's idiotic to attempt to use identity politics against the majority of a country and not expect it to blow back.

Fuck Trump... what cost to the United States, and ultimately to our Country as Trump finds his inner Stalin...we have a lot to fear if Trump wants us for his wars...

He is the master puppeteer, I’m certain most of his victims know he’s beating them up that way but they just can’t help but butter up each time with their anger and hiss and playing into his hands.

No cost. They are traitors. So you know what a traitor is? You belong or you don't. Simple

Trump was clearly attacking Ilhan Omar for consistently attacking the US. But the 'squad's' constant goto is to yell 'racism' in reply So why isn't Ilhan called out for her refusal to condemn Al Qaeda or AOC's refusal to condemn the Antifa terrorist attack? The is a Dem beatup.

American voters don’t care he is a racist, they don’t care he is a narcissistic, they don’t care he is a sexist! They just don’t care!

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