Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Trump Had To Be Corrected After Assuming Staff Members Of Color Were Waiters, Book Claims

Trump Had To Be Corrected After Assuming Staff Members Of Color Were Waiters, Book Claims
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Former Republican President Donald Trump assumed a group of racially diverse Democratic staffers were waiters, according to an advance copy of New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s book Confidence Man which was obtained by Rolling Stone.

Shortly after he was sworn into office in January 2017, Trump instructed POC staffers for then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California to serve the hors d’oeuvres.


His faux pas prompted Reince Priebus—White House Chief of Staff at the time—to hurriedly correct him.

During that same meeting, according to Haberman's sources, Trump claimed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton—his Democratic opponent during the 2016 presidential election—had only won the popular vote because of "illegals" who'd cast votes.

In another example of behavior condemned as racist, Trump repeatedly told White House visitors he had the bathrooms remodeled after Obama. Staff members had to remind him only the toilet seats were changed which is customary during every presidential transition.

At one point, Trump—who had just been corrected on the matter—turned to a visitor and said:

"You understand what I’m talking about."

His guest interpreted his aside "to mean Trump did not want to use the same bathroom" as Barack Obama, his Black Democratic predecessor, or his family.

Trump for years promoted "birtherism" which doubted or denied Obama was a United States citizen, implying he was ineligible to be President. Obama was born in Hawaii to a United States citizen, making him a natural-born citizen.

In contrast, Trump’s 2016 Republican opponent Ted Cruz waz born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Trump never made Cruz's birthplace an issue.

The revelations in Haberman's book led to condemnation of Trump's actions as ignorant and racist.




Trump the businessman was sued for housing discrimination based on race.

His casino lost a civil lawsuit for transferring Black card dealers off of tables to accommodate racist clients so it should come as no surprise Trump was accused of harboring racial animus during his entire time in office. Trump also has a well documented history of racism against Indigenous peoples.

Within days of being sworn in, Trump subjected people from seven Muslim-majority countries to a travel ban, earning the praise of Republicans who endorsed his proposal for a “total and complete shut down” of Muslim immigration to the United States.

Immigrants from non-White countries were made to feel unwelcome under his administration as a result of immigration architect and senior adviser Stephen Miller's draconian policies. Trump often took aim at BIPOC migrants—particularly those crossing the nation's southern border—as "rapists" and targeted them under a "zero tolerance" family separation policy that was widely condemned by human rights groups.

Trump infamously suggested those from Haiti and African nations should not be allowed to immigrate to the United States because they come from "sh*thole countries."

His domestic policy was similarly controversial.

Indigenous groups found themselves in a protracted battle for their tribal and ancestral lands after Trump gave fossil fuel companies even more freedom to drill for oil and natural gas. Indigenous leaders also repeatedly requested Trump stop using Pocahontas as a slur against Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Trump infamously used the name as a slur when welcoming WWII Navajo Codetalkers to the Oval Office while having photo ops in front of the portrait of self-proclaimed "Indian Killer" President Andrew Jackson that Trump had moved to the Oval Office.

Chinese people and those from other East Asian countries became more likely to be the victims of hate crimes after Trump employed racist rhetoric to blame China for the spread of COVID-19, which the Trump administration wilfully ignored on the belief the pandemic would largely impact blue states.

In the summer of 2020, Trump criticized citizens who took to the streets to condemn racism and police brutality following the murder of George Floyd, suggesting they should be shot "when the looting starts," breathing life into stereotypes about people of color being more inclined toward criminality.

More from People/donald-trump

Jesse Watters
Fox News

Jesse Watters Dragged After Adding Another Mind-Boggling Rule For 'Real Men'

Fox News host Jesse Watters, who is apparently an authority of what it means to be a manly man, gave jazz hands to make a point about how "real men" should or shouldn't wave.

The target of his ridicule was Tim Walz, the enthusiastic Democratic Minnesota governor and vice presidential candidate who often greets the public by raising both hands in the air to wave.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of crowd at town hall and Rep. Mike Flood
@MorePerfectUS/X; KETV NewsWatch 7

GOP Rep. Goes Viral For His Response To Crowd Chanting 'Tax The Rich' At Town Hall

Nebraska Republican Representative Mike Flood was criticized following his incredulous response to a crowd that chanted "Tax the rich!" during a town hall meeting.

The Columbus High School auditorium hosted the town hall on Tuesday evening, drawing "nearly 380" attendees, according to local network KETV Omaha. The event was lively, with Flood facing both sharp criticism over Trump administration policies and some appreciation for showing up in person.

Keep ReadingShow less
Elon Musk
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Awkward Typo In Elon Musk's Bizarre 'Education Department' Trump Meme Is A Total Self-Own

Billionaire Elon Musk was widely mocked after he celebrated President Donald Trump's executive order to begin to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE) by posting a meme of Trump at the department's grave, only for an awkward misspelling to get all the attention.

Polling indicates that eliminating the Education Department is largely unpopular, with 60% of registered voters opposing the move, according to a Quinnipiac University survey conducted March 6-10. Support stands at 33%, with opposition particularly strong among Democrats—98% oppose it, while just 1% support it.

Keep ReadingShow less
JB Pritzker; Donald Trump
Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Dem Governor Reveals Trump's Bonkers Demand In Exchange For Equipment During COVID

Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker revealed during a speech this week that he clashed with President Donald Trump during the first Trump administration after Trump promised necessary medical equipment during the COVID pandemic on the condition that Pritzker praise him publicly.

Five years ago, the United States was grappling with the initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country had entered shutdowns that had severe economic consequences, leaving businesses and industries on the brink of collapse.

Keep ReadingShow less
Scrabble tiles spelling the word scam
Scam spelled with scrabbles on a wooden table

People Break Down How They Realized An Entire Industry Was A Total Scam

We unfortunately live in a world where scams are on the rise.

Thankfully, some of them are pretty easy to detect, such as an automated call from the IRS telling you a warrant is out for your arrest, or an email claiming to be from Amazon or the USPS asking for your credit card information, only to look closer and see the email address is a yahoo account.

Keep ReadingShow less