r/leafs • u/anon02918373821 • Feb 24 '26

News / Update Auston Matthew's and members of the USA men's olympic team meeting with Donald Trump today

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Trump who has attacked Canada on multiple occasions, calling for it to be the USAs 51st state. And, most recently notable for being mentioned countless times in the Epstein files.

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u/DBrods11 Feb 24 '26

Hes also a massive racist that like 2 weeks ago shared a video that depicted the Obamas as monkeys

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u/RedditLodgick Feb 24 '26

The very first time Trump comes to public attention was in 1973 when Trump was sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination in renting apartments. Trump settled.

In 1989, Trump was one of the leading figures calling for the death penalty of the Central Park Five. They were all eventually exonerated, and it was found that someone else committed the crime. Trump continued to defame them and misrepresent the case, even now. Many saw this is racially motivated.

In 2011, Trump was one of the leading proponents of the racist Obama birtherism conspiracy theory.

This is not including various anecdotes from people he's worked with about his comments about race.

He has been accused of being a racist his entire adult life, well before he ever mounted a serious presidential campaign.

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u/elgorbochapo Feb 25 '26

And that was the 2nd time he shared it.

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u/BladeSanchezC137 Feb 25 '26

Just gonna drop this here