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The prospect of Donald Trump becoming president again ought to scare every American because all of us will suffer if he does. Blacks Americans could be hit especially hard.
Trump can be expected to worsen “systemic racism” (which he claims doesn’t exist), cut anti-poverty and education programs (including aid to schools and college students), seek to further weaken the implementation of the Voting Rights Act, try to repeal Obamacare, oppose efforts to reduce police misconduct, reject gun safety measures and oppose diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
While he says he wants to make America great again, the truth is that Trump wants to make America hate again. He would turn the American Dream into the American Nightmare and endanger the survival of our democracy.
Trump denounces anyone who refuses to bow down to him and accept his Big Lie that he won the 2020 presidential election. He attacks all who want to hold him accountable for the 91 felonies he’s charged with for trying to overturn President Biden’s election victory, hoarding classified government documents he refused to return and other alleged crimes.
Trump has also stated that he plans to deploy the military in largely Democratic (and Black) U.S. cities.
And of course, there are all these stories about how Trump plans to wield executive powers to go after enemies, etc.
On top of this, Trump calls the news media “enemies of the people” and threatens to take legal action against news organizations and TV…
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