Trump on Black History Month: Where Frederick Douglass At? I See You, Baby!

President Donald Trump was surrounded by all his blacks on Wednesday. Thatโ€™s right; Omarosa Manigault and Ben Carson were there to hear Trump shout out Frederick Douglass like he was a new artist coming out on Trump Records, during what I believe was supposed to constitute some form of Black History Month appreciation. Suggested Reading…

President Donald Trump was surrounded by all his blacks on Wednesday. Thatโ€™s right; Omarosa Manigault and Ben Carson were there to hear Trump shout out Frederick Douglass like he was a new artist coming out on Trump Records, during what I believe was supposed to constitute some form of Black History Month appreciation.

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โ€œFrederick Douglass is an example of somebody who has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice,โ€ Trump said, according to Talking Points Memo.

Uh, duh fuck?

Frederick Douglass has done an amazing job? Does the president even know that Frederick Douglass is dead? He makes it sound like Douglass just got a promotion at work.

**Just got off the phone with Frederick Douglass, who asked that Trump never say his name in public ever again.**

I havenโ€™t had a chance to check Omarosaโ€™s Instagram page, but Iโ€™m sure she has photos of herself and Carson at the meeting with the hashtags #WeAProblem, #UpInDisBitch, #TrumpsBlacks.

Also, because Trump canโ€™t stop being an asshat, of course he used this opportunity, during African-American time, to bash CNN and other โ€œfake newsโ€ outlets that write stories he doesnโ€™t like because he is a big-ass baby.

News broke today that White House officials wonโ€™t be on CNN anymore because he doesnโ€™t like honest reporting on his raggedy-ass administration.

โ€œFox has treated me very nice,โ€ he said. โ€œWherever Fox is, thank you.โ€

And of course Trump talked about Chicago violence, not because heโ€™s really concerned but because the violence in Chicago fuels a white supremacy narrative of ghetto-black carnage.

โ€œWeโ€™re going to have to do something about Chicago,โ€ Trump added.

Read more at Talking Points Memo.

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