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Yet another dog whistle to Trump's racist base. How do you motherfuckers continue to claim Trump and Republicans aren't racist?
Let's be clear, there is no fucking way Trump's people don;t know the significance of this location and date. I bet Steven Miller has a calendar with these dates and locations highlighted. This is why Jacksonville holds a "special place" in Trump's heart.
President Trump’s planned convention speech in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 27 falls on the city’s 60th anniversary of a brutal KKK-orchestrated attack on black activists known as “Ax Handle Saturday.” According to the Florida Historical Society, hundreds of members of a white mob chased the activists throughout downtown Jacksonville and beat them with bats and ax handles. In confirming Jacksonville as the location of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the state of Florida holds a “special place” in Trump’s heart, but it wasn’t clear if Republican officials were aware of the historical significance of the date. Trump has been accused of giving a nod to white nationalists with his choice of setting for another upcoming event, however.
Let's be clear, there is no fucking way Trump's people don;t know the significance of this location and date. I bet Steven Miller has a calendar with these dates and locations highlighted. This is why Jacksonville holds a "special place" in Trump's heart.
Trump’s Jacksonville Convention Speech Coincides With KKK Attack Anniversary in City
The president will deliver a speech in Jacksonville about “keeping America great” on the same day a white mob chased black activists and bludgeoned them with ax handles.
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