I certainly think you can attribute this to Trump’s encouragement of white supremacism.
Trump and Pence quickly tweeted sympathy after the Notre Dame fire but said nothing about the black churches that burned.
“They burned down a building,” said the Rev. Harry J. Richard, whose Greater Union Baptist Church was among those destroyed in a series of suspicious fires. “They didn’t burn down our spirit.” https://t.co/NHQdVyWy0k pic.twitter.com/36SoFCrguk
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) April 9, 2019
Three historically black churches have burned in less than two weeks in one south Louisiana parish, where officials said they had found “suspicious elements” in each case.
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) April 6, 2019
More at @nytimes: https://t.co/llcXMaR1Jg
The spike in church burnings in Southern states like #Tennessee & #Louisiana is a reflection of the emboldened racial rhetoric and tension spreading across the country. @NAACP stands vigilant to ensure that authorities conduct full investigations. https://t.co/mNczyhbDUr
— Derrick Johnson (@DerrickNAACP) April 8, 2019
So glad @CNN continues to cover the #burning of #blackchurches in #Louisiana. #thisis2019 https://t.co/VKIylRxftK
— Robbin Simmons (@RobbinSimmons7) April 9, 2019
Why aren't Pence or Trump speaking out about the 3 historically black churches in Louisiana burned down?
— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) April 16, 2019
Hint: They are bigots.
Analysis: Trump and Pence tweeted about Notre Dame fire but said nothing when 3 black churches burned https://t.co/YH863rMfYw
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 16, 2019
Sad! 