Trump attacks the Red Hen but his establishments have had violations

What Donald Trump's "Red Hen" tweet revealshttps://t.co/ZEZ3r1i8nU pic.twitter.com/Bx6HiRfOfr

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 25, 2018

New: health inspection reports show the Red Hen passed with flying colors this year. By contrast, Trump's properties have been dinged for hundreds of health code violations https://t.co/QgwhRR7VGY https://t.co/TESNG59IBC

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) June 25, 2018

Mar a lago on the other hand pic.twitter.com/FcQ9rcAiGG

— STORMY Newport (@ruckus2) June 25, 2018

DC's Red Hen was egged and is getting death threats. It's totally unaffiliated with the Virginia Red Hen that kicked out Sarah Sanders https://t.co/3OA63XNkRc

— Jessica Sidman (@jsidman) June 25, 2018

One thing the Red Hen situation has made abundantly clear is that the vast majority of people in the national media identify more closely with the White House press secretary than with anyone who might be in a position to cook or serve food to her in a restaurant.

— Nick Baumann (@NickBaumann) June 25, 2018

Racism and intolerance are part of the immigration debate

There's an undercurrent of racism & intolerance in the immigration debate. If we avoid talking about it, we miss part of the story… https://t.co/0Augr3ktVu pic.twitter.com/dACvN4wBU3

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 25, 2018

Half of Latino Immigrant Characters on TV Are Portrayed as Criminals

https://twitter.com/ava/status/1010911812051537920

Mike Huckabee’s racist tweet

Excellent comment by Karen Attiah:

This tweet is not “racially charged”.

It’s not “racially divisive”.

It's not “racialist”, or “sparking racial controversy.”

This tweet is straight up racist and the media should call it so. https://t.co/RAaMQFt6sY

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) June 23, 2018

Mike Huckabee appears to have gotten his picture from the website of Richard Spencer's Nazi think-tank (National Policy Institute). pic.twitter.com/Ov4vBl0mDE

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 23, 2018

I’d call you “the racist bassist” but I can’t call you a bassist with a straight face https://t.co/d5Cy3M9UCU

— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) June 23, 2018

Hate is on the menu at the Huckabees today. https://t.co/fYpGvPkanv

— Touré (@Toure) June 23, 2018

Mike Huckabee's disgusting tweet is getting some attention this morning.

So I'm reposting this on how this sort of dehumanization works.

It's a Trump speciality, obviously, but Huckabee perfected it in a single tweet:https://t.co/nfSIFFeTYR pic.twitter.com/K5NhUAxylI

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 23, 2018

Mike Huckabee sharing the tried and true get out the vote message of "Democrats support scary-looking POC."https://t.co/BYPio946m3

— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) June 23, 2018

Mike Huckabee is accused of bigotry and racism after a tweet touting Rep. Nancy Pelosi's
"campaign committee" https://t.co/GHUrPgKdtH pic.twitter.com/plWf5evdj3

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 23, 2018

Mike Huckabee introduces his new GOP interns pic.twitter.com/iGMO2wSMCx

— MΛᑕЯФᑕΉ1P™ (@MACROCH1P) June 23, 2018

update:

To scrub this racist shit from America we have to be louder. https://t.co/uh7PW69st5

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) June 24, 2018

no it’s not absurd, governor. Karen is right and you know it. instead of being disingenuous, you should be ashamed of your repulsive tweet https://t.co/Izcmec0kXA

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 24, 2018

Imagine being this hypocritical? Then imagine at the same time claiming you are a man of God. Then imagine that your daughter gets kicked out of a restaurant & you can't think of better jokes than "small plates for small minds". pic.twitter.com/RXur9c52tc

— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) June 24, 2018

Reactions to this @GovMikeHuckabee dog whistle:
Normal people: He once seemed a decent man. This is sick.
Trump rationalizers: a) c'mon, lighten up, b) liberals are tasteless too, & c) you know, Pelosi really is soft on crime.
Elected Republicans: Tax cuts.
The dogs: Woof! Woof! https://t.co/d6C2Akp8T3

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 23, 2018

i guess it's good that we're not even pretending that these people are driven by anything other than racial animus anymore https://t.co/I0lPr6RFvI

— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) June 23, 2018

Republican racism began before Trump

An excellent opinion column by Goldie Taylor

My latest @thedailybeast >> The GOP’s Racist Rot Began Long Before Trump https://t.co/T8d7xEsYxh

— G O L D I E. (@goldietaylor) June 23, 2018

“Infest”: Language as a weapon

Trump has called some illegal immigrants “animals” and today said Democrats want them to “infest” our country. It’s an effort to appeal to the bigots that are a large part of his base.

Here are some tweets on Trump’s disgusting language.

Important: In the past Trump has talked about "crime infested" areas. Today is the first time he's talked about PEOPLE as an infestation, saying Dems want illegal immigrants to "infest our country, like MS-13."

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 19, 2018

Dear @realDonaldTrump: Like your grandfather, my parents infested America. As their son with yellow skin, I now get to vote against your harmful policies. And after you leave due to either losing reelection or impeachment, I will still be here reversing your shit.

Cheers. https://t.co/vN4fJfp4h9

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 19, 2018

As Trump uses words like "infest, animals and shithole countries" to talk immigration, worth remembering this story as language as a weapon in the Trump era immigration debates: https://t.co/jcUSfJqOfx

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) June 19, 2018

And folks who cry foul when the media points this out are willfully ignoring a very obvious patternhttps://t.co/tCrnjPTn6w

— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) June 19, 2018

Trump’s statement that immigrants will “infest our Country” probably sounds better in the original German. https://t.co/k7FBgBkCHQ

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 19, 2018

1/2 This is a usage point I’ve actually studied over the years.
There are virtually no cases of “infest” being used in English in a neutral way. Almost always applied to vermin, pests, disease. See context notes from Am Heritage Dic: https://t.co/nQvQnkGvEG https://t.co/mitj7lI2jg

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) June 19, 2018

2/2 Of the 125,000+ words in ‘Our Towns,’ exactly two are “infest.” One refers to roaches that ate up a school’s garden; another, to an invasive plant now choking the surface of Caddo Lake, TX-LA.

Applying it to people is an undeniable tell, like “shiftless.”

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) June 19, 2018

Also – insects infest. This public language about immigrants from a US president after, say, 1970, is remarkable. https://t.co/xRhAUjqo5P

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 19, 2018

"Characterizing people as vermin has historically been a precursor to murder and genocide." https://t.co/p9setYAijA

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) June 19, 2018

Trump's tweet this AM about how immigrants will "infest our Country" speaks to this point. The family separation policy is unpopular, and has lukewarm support even among his base, so he turns up the racial anxiety dial several notches.

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 19, 2018

Words like “infest,” even when you sprinkle in the MS-13 red herring, conjure thoughts of extermination. This is evil and dangerous. https://t.co/HB58AJlcns

— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 19, 2018

Disturbingly apt: “ethnopartisanship” https://t.co/VIT6HKShpZ

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) June 19, 2018

Language historically associated with de-humanization, from the head of govt, actually deserves note — in the context (which I and others have fully engaged in) of policy outrages that need to be opposed and reversed.

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) June 19, 2018

Trump refers to deportees as "animals":
History and psychological science show that when we refer to people as “animals,” it flips a mental switch in our minds. It allows us to deny empathy to other people, makes us feel numb to their pain. https://t.co/5MjLlMsnYG
via @voxdotcom

— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) June 18, 2018

update:

This https://t.co/LrBmPnFD6N

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) June 21, 2018

"Infest," "breeding," "violent," "shithole countries": The language Trump uses when he talks about immigrants. https://t.co/VDqaJSlymn

— Lisa Tozzi (@lisatozzi) June 19, 2018

“Stop Pretending Black Midwesterners Don’t Exist”

Stop Pretending Black Midwesterners don't exist // My latest in the @nytimes https://t.co/BAfJ4hF3Gb

— TamaraWinfreyHarris (@whattamisaid) June 17, 2018

A great column that reminds us “Approximately seven million people who identify as African-American live in the Midwest. That means there are more black people in the Midwest than in the Northeast or the West.”

Black defendants get longer sentences from Republican appointed judges

This article discusses a study based on over one half a million defendants. The Republican appointed judges also give shorter sentences to women.

The study states: “The racial gap by political affiliation is three months, approximately 65 percent of the baseline racial sentence gap,” the authors wrote. “We also find that Republican-appointed judges give female defendants two months less in prison than similar male defendants compared to Democratic-appointed judges, 17 percent of the baseline gender sentence gap.”

This problem will only get worse as Trump has filled many judicial vacancies.

Even the guy who hired Cambridge Analytica recognizes the importance of the judicial branch. Time for Democrats to, as well.https://t.co/5Zpe0vRQ6g

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 5, 2018

This article includes this quote: ““Trump’s judicial nominees in particular are demonstrating what we see as a breathtaking hostility toward equal rights,” said Todd Cox, director of policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.”

Tweets on Trump vs. Eagles 2

Plenty of circumstance. Lacked pomp. https://t.co/Mat1DPlxyI

— Terri Rupar (@terri_rupar) June 5, 2018

The WH is the accusing the Eagles of a political stunt. So what Vp Pence did in 2017 by going to a colts gm and leaving after 20 mins knowing players would be kneeling in protest during the Anthem, is considered what? 🤷🏾‍♂️

— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) June 5, 2018

Philly Mayor Jim Kenney: "Trump is meaningless to this whole process … he's meaningless to the city and the city’s success. He tries in every chance he gets to tear cities down. Eventually he'll be gone one way or the other and we will move on." https://t.co/FKFUTw4yXd

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 5, 2018

The Philadelphia @Eagles had to fact check Trump and Fox News about the White House visit they were uninvited from pic.twitter.com/wexnvyNFW5

— VICE News (@vicenews) June 5, 2018

The idea that the National Anthem is specifically a celebration of the US Armed Forces is one of these weird Trump-era contentions that goes widely unchallenged.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 5, 2018

Steve Kerr on Eagles Disinvited from White House

"The irony is the Eagles have been nothing but fantastic citizens in their own community. Theyve done so much good. Ive read a lot about their team. Malcolm Jenkins, Chris Long. These guys are studs. Theyre amazing”#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/u9ZVv9gNcE

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) June 5, 2018

Anti-Trump chef offers free meal to Eagles players: We should celebrate with love, not non-existent fights https://t.co/79SGdkra7b pic.twitter.com/lV7tQ5Bqiu

— The Hill (@thehill) June 5, 2018

"NFL players aren't thinking about Trump in their everyday lives. Guys on the Eagles … are thinking about ways to help their communities, ways to put their wealth, ownership, team wealth toward causes that promote racial equality" – @RobertKlemko w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/ix8nnpzEob

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) June 5, 2018

Fox News apologizes for implying Eagles players were kneeling in protest. They were praying. https://t.co/fdaMlZihmX

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) June 5, 2018

A lot of Eagles fans are probably OK with them not going to the White House | Analysis by CNN's Hunter Schwarz https://t.co/ojoV2hXpJ2 pic.twitter.com/vMTqCbvw5n

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 5, 2018

"A man who used five deferments to avoid serving his country in the military has no right to question the patriotism of other Americans" #NYTLetters https://t.co/5i8DlxBJ7p

— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) June 5, 2018

Tweets on Trump vs. Eagles 1

#TheFightContinues pic.twitter.com/QWDdvZgQNL

— Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins) June 5, 2018

The White House press secretary today said the president doesn't consider the protected free speech of NFL players against police brutality to be free speech. Which is a totally accurate reflection of how he sees it and a pretty remarkable statement.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 5, 2018

Trump unable to remember words to "God Bless America" at replacement event he commissioned to prove his patriotism: https://t.co/LrMPaCEnen pic.twitter.com/oCcWMX9g39

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) June 5, 2018

Eagles player: “Reasons vary from player to player, because the President gives people so many reasons not to want to go …. Lots of guys who are white and even conservative balked at the possibility of going.” https://t.co/ILa4I9yfb4

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 5, 2018

I’ve asked 6 of the “fans” at the White House who was the @Eagles quarterback during the super bowl. Not ONE person knew. @NBCPhiladelphia

— Tim Furlong (@tfurlong) June 5, 2018

. @AprilDRyan bringing up the issue that actually spurred the protests by the NFL players. Didn't really get an answer https://t.co/lrGuCErUGG

— Ayesha Rascoe (@ayesharascoe) June 5, 2018

If the NFL players were white Christian conservatives who said they were motivated primarily by religion (note: many of the protesters are motivated in large part by religion), we might have a very different debate. https://t.co/6seHb7Nng8

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) June 5, 2018

And LeBron has spoken: "No one wants an invite [to the White House] anyway." https://t.co/hwO04YOxg4

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 5, 2018

NEW: The White House says "the vast majority of the Eagles team decided to abandon their fans” by not attending event with Trump. pic.twitter.com/vOqWDNAOU4

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 5, 2018

The WH seems panicky and desperate in how they are trying to spin this. https://t.co/UBy5Tj62Hm

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 5, 2018