Trump’s top economic advisor says systemic racism doesn’t exist -- otherwise, how could Barack Obama have been elected president?
Apparently, Larry Kudlow thinks that the election of a Black president magically solved centuries of racial injustice in America. He also seems to think protesters should just submit to police pressure, saying, “Law and order is good for people of all colors.”
It’s the most tone-deaf message we’ve ever heard -- and President Obama himself appears to agree. Obama has affirmed the existence of racism, calling it “maddeningly normal,” and saying this moment could serve as “an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened” to the reality of race in America.
If Obama wants Americans to wake up, Trump and his cabinet clearly want us to stay asleep -- tell us where you stand: