When Woodward asks if Trump has any impetus to understand Black Anger. Trump says "No"

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Trump said he doesn't have responsibility to understand anger and pain felt by Black Americans

When asked if he had a responsibility to understand the "anger and pain" felt by Black Americans, Trump said, "No, I don't feel that at all," according to Bob Woodward.
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President Donald Trump told the journalist Bob Woodward that he does not believe that because of his privileged upbringing he has a responsibility to understand the "anger and pain" felt by Black Americans, according to a new book by Woodward.

The Washington Post, where Woodward is associate editor, reported excerpts of the book, "Rage," on Wednesday and posted audio clips on its website.


The book, set for release on Tuesday, is based in part on 18 on-the-record interviews Woodward conducted with Trump from December to July.

During a conversation on June 19, Woodward, whose father was a lawyer and judge in Illinois, pointed out that he and Trump were white and privileged, and asked if that affected his thinking.

"Do you have any sense that that privilege has isolated and put you in a cave to a certain extent, as it put me and I think lots of white privileged people in a cave and that we have to work our way out of it to understand the anger and the pain, particularly, Black people feel in this country?" Woodward asked.

"No," Trump responded. "You really drank the Kool-Aid, didn't you? Just listen to you. Wow. No, I don't feel that at all."

Woodward described Trump's voice as mocking and incredulous, according to the Post.

Woodward pressed Trump to understand the plight of Black Americans who have long endured discrimination and unequal treatment and Trump claimed, as he has publicly, that he has done more for Black people than any president other than Abraham Lincoln, the Post reported.

Days later, on June 22, Woodward asked Trump whether he thinks there is "systemic or institutional racism in this country."

"Well, I think there is everywhere," Trump said, according to an audio clip. "I think probably less here than most places. Or less here than many places."

"OK. But is it here? In a way that it has an impact on peoples' lives?" Woodward asked.

"I think it is. And it's unfortunate. But I think it is," Trump responded.

In a separate conversation about race, on July 8, Trump complained about his lack of support among Black voters, according to the Post.

"I've done a tremendous amount for the Black community," he told Woodward. "And, honestly, I'm not feeling any love."
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How could we be so blind as not to see all he's given us...
 
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dude play some vidya you need to vent this out of your system
 
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"Do you have any sense that that privilege has isolated and put you in a cave to a certain extent, as it put me and I think lots of white privileged people in a cave and that we have to work our way out of it to understand the anger and the pain, particularly, Black people feel in this country?" Woodward asked.

"No," Trump responded. "You really drank the Kool-Aid, didn't you? Just listen to you. Wow. No, I don't feel that at all."
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Which question was he answering? "has privilege has isolated you and put you in a cave" or that we have to work our way out of said cave "to understand [how] black people feel"?

Seems like, if you disagree that "privilege has isolated you", then you wouldn't agree that you would need to "work your way out of it" in order to understand how black people feel.

Trump isn't explicitly saying "No, I don't care to understand the anger and pain that black people feel" like you are implying.

Another day, another Trump soundbite taken out of context and attacked by the "orange man bad" squad.
 
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Kwak said:
Another day, another devils advocate centrist licking satan's anus and telling us it tastes like cherry.
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Yeah, but it's a spicy kind of cherry, like cinnamon. Like Fireball, or Hot Tamales
 
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I haven't encountered any toxicity in Overwatch myself. Maybe a few comments of "dumbass" or whatnot, but they're so rare.

When people say "toxicity in games," stuff like LoL comes to mind first and foremost.

That aside, not sure what to say. Trump's a sociopath and a racist. So that's a double combination of assholery in the above instances.
 
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And, yet, his support/approval from black voters is quite strong for a Republican. What, some 30% from recentish polling?

Higher than 2016 at least.
 
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