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“Infested”: Stop Excusing and Rationalizing Racism
Trump loves to attack people who don’t like him, people who call him out or people who don’t agree with him. However, Trump reserves the word “infested” to attack Black people and people of color. The most recent time he’s used the word is to attack the people of Baltimore, Maryland and Elijah Cummings, a Black man who is a representative for Maryland’s 7th District.
Quite a few people excuse this, stating that Fox recently aired a story about infestation in Baltimore and that is what Trump is referencing. Or that Trump has always used this word regarding crime so why is it an issue.
That does not alter the fact that Trump uses the word “infest” when talking about areas where the population is largely non-white (sanctuary cities, urban areas, countries) or when targeting a person who is non-white.
