"President Donald Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt have tried to laugh off what they falsely call false accusations of racism, and too many in the media are helping them do it. While never far away, the subject of Trump and racism was top of mind when the president issued a denial of racism as he commented on the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson, and that denial was blown up in a White House briefing exchange."
"In that statement, Trump wrote Despite the fact that I am falsely and consistently called a Racist by the Scoundrels and Lunatics on the Radical Left, Democrats ALL, it was always my pleasure to help Jesse along the way. He also referred to former President Barack Obama as Barack Hussein Obama, a reminder of his racist entry into politics via the racist Birther conspiracy."
President Donald Trump issued a denial of racism while commenting on Reverend Jesse Jackson's death and used combative language accusing the political left of falsely labeling him racist. The statement included a reference to former President Barack Obama as "Barack Hussein Obama," invoking the birther-era racist rhetoric. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was pressed by CBS correspondent Ed O'Keefe to cite examples of false accusations, responded with a shocked affect, and promised to provide "receipts." Right-wing media amplified the exchange as a victory while most cable networks largely ignored it, and members of the briefing room laughed at Leavitt's response.
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