With Trump attack on 'Mexican' judge, has he hit a new low?

Has Donald Trump reached an alarming new low? On Friday, during his campaign rally in San Diego, Trump ripped into federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel who is presiding over one of the two class action lawsuits pending against Trump University and Trump, personally, for allegedly defrauding thousands of people out of money in connection with the now defunct school.

Trump dedicated an incredible 12 minutes of his campaign speech to slam Curiel. First, Trump demanded the judge recuse himself because he was a "hater" who had been nominated by President Obama. Then, only a short time after the crowd had been chanting "build that wall," Trump told his rabid fans that Curiel was a "Mexican." 
But then Trump added, "I think that's fine."

(For those who care about actual facts, Curiel is not Mexican; he was born in Indiana.)

If Curiel's Latino heritage was "fine," then why did Trump bring it up at all? Simple: Trump was telling his supporters that Curiel is not one of us, rather he's a "Mexican." He's an other. 

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/31/opinions/trump-attack-on-judge-opinion-obeidallah/


To be fair, Trump isn't stupid. He knows that Indiana is not part of Mexico.
Trump just wanted to point out to you that the judge presiding over the lawsuit is not white.
 

Last edited by Goose (6/01/2016 5:41 am)