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There is no more quiet part anymore [Feb 2024, referring to Obama] (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

While he is a racist POS, this quote is edited from what he really said. Here's the context and full clip on snopes:

While telling a story about Air Force One and the call sign for when a U.S. president is aboard the aircraft, Trump referenced its age and also former President Barack Obama, telling the BCF audience, "I love this great equipment. Although the plane's 32 years old, I ordered new ones, and I saved $1.7 billion from what Obama was willing to pay. I have to tell you, [he's a] Black president, but I got $1.7 billion less. Would you rather have the Black president or the white president who got $1.7 billion off the price? I think they want the white guy right now. Got $1.7 billion off the price."

https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/10/11/trump-black-president-white-president/

[–] [email protected] 112 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That context doesn't change the meaning even slightly. If anything it makes it worse. He's talking about an issue which is not related to race in any way, but he injects race into it. It shows exactly how he sees every aspect of the world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

We’re still not seeing the full context.

He’s making the point that a president’s actions matter more to voters (specifically black voters in this case) than a president’s race, which isn’t a bad point.

I assume this was part of a wider conversation about the role of race in politics.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean, he was speaking at the Black Conservative Federation. It's sorta relevant just given the venue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Lol wut?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's really just the cherry on the shit sundae, unnecessarily bringing race into the conversation just for the sake of racism, and you're being racist against the crowd you're speaking to. I mean, I'm sure there's plenty of self-haters amongst that group who see themselves as "one of the good ones" and don't have a problem with it, but still.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I agreethat the full clip is just as damning. Which is why editing it to be misleading is unnecessary and counterproductive

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

It's not really misleading. It's the size of clip that fits.