Trump says "Riggers"

Ex-Trump Aide Says Trump's Use Of Word 'Riggers' Is A Racist Dog Whistle

"I do think that's deliberate," said Alyssa Farah Griffin, Trump's former White House communications director.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alyssa-farah-griffin-trump-riggers-racist_n_64ddf04de4b0b74956e4493d

Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin said she believes Donald Trump intentionally used the word “riggers” as a racial dog whistle following his Georgia indictment.

Hours after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis released the racketeering indictment charging Trump and 18 allies in a conspiracy to change Georgia’s 2020 election results, Trump raged against the case on his Truth Social platform.

The former president claimed to have evidence that would lead to a “complete EXONERATION" of him and his allies, adding: “They never went after those that Rigged the Election. They only went after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!”**

Many of his supporters quickly began using the term on far-right social media sites, some in a derogatory manner alluding to the racist slur.

Keith Boykin, a former White House aide to Bill Clinton, accused Trump of thinly veiled racism, writing on social media: “He wrote ‘RIGGERS’ but we know what he really meant.”

Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper, Griffin agreed with that assessment.

“With Trump, you don’t need to look for a dog whistle — it’s a bullhorn when it comes to race,” she said. “And I do think that’s deliberate.”

Griffin pointed to the “slanderous attacks” Trump has leveled against Willis, who is Black, adding that “he’s not really hiding that he’s going to lean into that element.”

She also pointed to the demographics in the Atlanta courtroom where a grand jury returned the indictment earlier this week.

“It was a lot of Black men and women who were serving in that courtroom,” Griffin said. “The fact that he’s introducing race into this prosecution surprises me. It’s disgusting. It’s textbook Donald Trump.”

Racist abuse targeting Willis has escalated across right-wing platforms since the charges were revealed on Monday night. According to The Guardian, several Gab posts included images of nooses and gallows, and called for Willis and grand jurors in the case to be hanged.

There have also been death threats and calls for violence against other people involved in Trump’s four indictments.

Trump’s well-established history of racist behavior stretches back decades.****




** Here's the text of his rant on Truth Social:

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey. Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others - There will be a complete EXONERATION! They never went after those that Rigged the Election. They only went after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!

**** https://www.huffpost.com/entry/president-donald-trump-racist-examples_n_584f2ccae4b0bd9c3dfe5566

@suzianne said
Ex-Trump Aide Says Trump's Use Of Word 'Riggers' Is A Racist Dog Whistle

"I do think that's deliberate," said Alyssa Farah Griffin, Trump's former White House communications director.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alyssa-farah-griffin-trump-riggers-racist_n_64ddf04de4b0b74956e4493d

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@suzianne said
Ex-Trump Aide Says Trump's Use Of Word 'Riggers' Is A Racist Dog Whistle

"I do think that's deliberate," said Alyssa Farah Griffin, Trump's former White House communications director.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alyssa-farah-griffin-trump-riggers-racist_n_64ddf04de4b0b74956e4493d

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@averagejoe1 said
That guy, Keith Boykin, sounds like Sonhouse.....He 'knows' what Donald really meant. Golly, I better write that down.

@mott-the-hoople said
close enough ehh? 😂

@suzianne said
So do you.

You just don't want to say it out loud.

@suzianne said
Thank you for your racism, white boy.

You libs run a game that benefits politicians but hurt the people.

You try to hurt the ones that have helped blacks (Trump also released from prison many blacks that were there unjustly)…Kamala Harris imprisoned many blacks for minor charges.

Lib and their media talks favorably about harris…see the issue yet?

George wallace was the racist gov of Alabama that blocked blacks students from college…yet later he was re-elected thanks to black votes.

Many people are easily influenced by the phycological games libs and media use. This is just another case of the same thing. And you further it. Shame on you.

@mott-the-hoople said
why do you promote media propaganda the influence blacks to vote in a way that is not in their best interest?

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/07/african-americans-and-the-economy-under-trump/

@mott-the-hoople said
You libs run a game that benefits politicians but hurt the people.

You try to hurt the ones that have helped blacks (Trump also released from prison many blacks that were there unjustly)…Kamala Harris imprisoned many blacks for minor charges.

Lib and their media talks favorably about harris…see the issue yet?

@mott-the-hoople said
George wallace was the racist gov of Alabama that blocked blacks students from college…yet later he was re-elected thanks to black votes.

Many people are easily influenced by the phycological games libs and media use. This is just another case of the same thing. And you further it. Shame on you.

@suzianne said
Keep believing those Republican Fairy Tales.