Mr. Trump’s combative and disrespectful appearance before an audience of Black journalists displayed the decades-old obsession with racial identity that helped catapult him into national prominence and that continues to define his appeal to the prejudices of some of his most loyal supporters.
Disparaging his opponents’ name, appearance, intelligence and gender has always been Mr. Trump’s signature weapon in his grievance-dominated political career.
Roger HirschbergSouth Burlington, Vt.To the Editor:Donald Trump’s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists was a huge success — for him.
In trademark fashion, he made outrageous comments not to persuade but to change the focus from the surging candidacy of Kamala Harris onto him.
It worked when he questioned Barack Obama’s birth certificate, as it is working now with his questioning of Kamala Harris’s racial identity.
Persons:
Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Roger Hirschberg, Barack Obama’s, Kamala
Organizations:
“, Journalists ’, Trump, National Association of Black Journalists
Locations:
Roger Hirschberg South Burlington , Vt