By claiming ethnic judges can’t be fair to him, isn’t he admitting he’s racist?

Posted by | June 5, 2016 13:00 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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If the reason judges can’t be fair to Donald Trump is because of his positions on race, isn’t he admitting that his views are racist?

Appearing on Face the Nation Sunday morning, Trump added another category of individuals who may not be trustworthy on the bench — Muslims. In response to a question from host John Dickerson about whether an Islamic judge wouldn’t be able to treat Trump fairly, the Republican presidential candidate replied “it’s possible, yes.”

Trump’s logic, which he laid out in an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week, is that judges with certain racial, ethnic (or, apparently, religious) backgrounds cannot be impartial towards him because they will be offended by Trump’s racist policies. Judge Curiel has an “inherent conflict of interest” as a person of Mexican descent, the presidential candidate claims, because Trump says he is “building a wall” to keep out Mexican immigrants.

It’s an extraordinary view of how judicial recusals should work. In essence, Trump appears to believe that people with odious views — or, at least, famous people with odious views — should be able to disqualify judges they do not like solely by proclaiming those views.

In May, Trump released a list of potential Supreme Court nominees in a Trump administration. In May, Trump released a list of potential Supreme Court nominees in a Trump administration. Every single person on his list is white.

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11 responses to By claiming ethnic judges can’t be fair to him, isn’t he admitting he’s racist?

  1. Suzanne McFly June 5th, 2016 at 13:10

    Well the KKK said it is hard living in a society that no longer accepts them, amazing how the irony escapes these people.

  2. Larry Schmitt June 5th, 2016 at 13:17

    He’s not admitting he is racist, he’s trying to claim everyone else is. As usual, it’s always someone else’s fault.

    • Tommie June 5th, 2016 at 14:41

      Exactly, that is what i gather from this, Trump thinks he is the good guy in all of this, laughable!

      • allison1050 June 5th, 2016 at 18:21

        Of course since it (whatever that is at the moment) is always someone else’s fault just like a little kid whose dog ate his homework.

  3. labman57 June 5th, 2016 at 13:24

    Should all white judges recuse themselves from overseeing cases involving non-whites?
    What about Christian judges and non-Christian litigants?

  4. Buford2k11 June 5th, 2016 at 13:37

    It’s almost like he is painting himself into a corner…

    • whatthe46 June 5th, 2016 at 15:18

      he’s been stuck in that corner because he continues to pour paint around him. it’ll never dry and he can never be free of it.

  5. bpollen June 5th, 2016 at 15:48

    Just wait until he hits mental puberty! You think the tantrums are bad now…

  6. granpa.usthai June 5th, 2016 at 16:02

    probably listening to his legal advisors that are trying to STALL STALL STALL any decisions on FRAUD by seeking changes of venue, etc.

    maybe they think if their little insecure money-grubber sleazes his way into the White House, he’ll be able to stop any and all legal actions taken against him?

    KEEP AMERICA GREAT

    BAN A TRUMP SLEAZE INTO THE WHITE HOUSE

    VOTE DEMOCRAT !

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