On Thursday, political activist Cornel West appeared on CNN’s “The Lead” and accused President Donald Trump of being a “gangster” waging “war” against “black people and indigenous people.” I think he could have fit a few more trigger words in there if he tried hard enough…..it’s always something with the left.
West declared, “I would just say to brother Trump, I know that you’re a gangster. Gangsters don’t want to be concerned about truth and justice. They are obsessed with the 11th Commandment, Thou shalt not get caught. Say what you want with no accountability. Do what you want with no answerability, no responsibility. We are not just in conflict, my dear brother, but there is a war going on, brother Jake. It’s a war against working people, against poor people. It’s a war against black people and indigenous people. And we have to preserve the moral and the spiritual center of what we do against the gangsterization of the country.”
CNN host Jake Tapper asked, “So what do you see as the motivation for President Trump targeting DEI programs?”
West replied, “Oh, he just transactional. He’s manipulative. He just he wants to do whatever he can do to keep his base alive and therefore he’s going to promote a variety of different kind of programs that will keep them revved up and make sure that they focus on scapegoating the most vulnerable immigrants, black people, precious Trans, as opposed to confronting the most powerful who are his billionaire friends, who are the ruling class that he loves to spend time with.”