This afternoon, Donald Trump told African American voters “what the hell [they] have to lose” if he’s elected:
“I would do stop-and-frisk. I think you have to,” Trump told Sean Hannity this afternoon, adding, “I think that could be one step you could do.”
Trump again proved that he’s unaware of the current climate between the African American community and law enforcement and has on multiple occasions endorsed racial and religious profiling during the course of his nativist presidential campaign.
That’s nothing new. But this is seemingly the first instance of Trump calling for racist and unconstitutiona
It turns out that African Americans have a lot to lose under a Trump Administration.
Washington Post: Trump embraces ‘stop-and-frisk’ policing tactic that critics say unfairly targets minorities
TIME: Donald Trump Proposes Nationwide Use of Stop-And-Frisk
Huffington Post: Trump Proposes Reinstating Stop And Frisk At Event Aimed At Black Voters
Mother Jones: Trump’s Solution to Crime in Black Neighborhoods: Stop-and-Frisk
The Daily Beast: Trump: I’d Use ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ to End Violence in Black Communities
Published: Sep 21, 2016