On Monday, The New York Times went full-out in its attempt to finally stick President Trump with the “racist” label. That comes in the aftermath of Trump’s reported comments stating that America doesn’t need more immigrants from “s***holes” — a statement that could be read as clear racism, or alternatively, as a critique of the diversity visa lottery’s reliance on place of origin as sole determining factor. Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) had the most honest take on those comments: “I can’t defend the indefensible. You have to understand that there are countries that struggle out there. But their people, their people are good people and they’re part of us. We’re Americans.”
First, the Times ran a piece by Charles Blow labeling Trump a racist; that’s nothing new, since that’s been Blow’s take for months. The major piece, though, came courtesy of David Leonhardt and Ian Prasad Philbrick. It was titled “Donald Trump’s Racism: The Definitive List.” Leonhardt is, of course, the associate editorial page editor at the Times; two days ago, he wrote another editorial titled, “Just Say It: Trump Is a Racist.” In that piece, Leonhardt described his view of Trump’s racism this way:
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