‘The Heartbeat of racism is denial,’ Ibram X. Kendi said this morning on MSNBC amidst another horrific shooting and its aftermath. Rayshard Brooks died of an unnecessary police gunshot wound in Atlanta, GA on his daughter’s eighth birthday. His crime? Falling asleep in his car at a Wendy’s. The police must have a systemic change. People imagine they would appreciate being relieved of non-police duties. Some of those are dealing with Americans who are homeless, have a mental illness, or have a drug addiction. Instead of dealing with this issue, Donald Trump had something else on his mind.
His first tweet sarcastically dealt with Michael Moore’s warning to the country that Democrats should not underestimate the number of “white male Trump supporters” and their rage:
‘Michael Moore: I‘m ‘Begging‘ Dems — Don‘t Underestimate White Male Trump Supporter‘s ‘Rage,‘ ‘Emotion‘ breitbart.com/clips/2020/06/ via @BreitbartNews Well, he got it right in 2016?’
Of course, that kicked off Trump’s me-time. After all, today is Trump’s birthday. In his me-time world, today was even more focused on the president. He tweeted:
‘Thank you Philip!’
A Trump supporter, Phili Shcuyuer, sent him a Happy Birthday suck-up:
‘#HappyBirthdayTrump is most Jack can muster. Anything more might show respect. Happy Birthday Mr. President, Who but you could’ve handled Dem/media attack on USA? We’ve never been in more capable hands. Thank you for your service. 7:32 AM · Jun 14, 2020Twitter Web App’
