By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas By — Erica R. Hendry Erica R. Hendry Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-thats-such-a-racist-question-trump-says-when-asked-if-rhetoric-emboldens-white-nationalists Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: ‘That’s such a racist question,’ Trump says when asked if his rhetoric emboldens white nationalists Politics Nov 7, 2018 2:11 PM EDT President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday against the idea his rhetoric could be emboldening white nationalists, telling the PBS NewsHour’s Yamiche Alcindor: “That’s such a racist question.” Alcindor asked Trump about his rhetoric ahead of the midterm elections along with his claim that he was a “nationalist,” and whether those were contributing to a perception that the Republican Party supported white nationalists. “What you just said is so insulting to me,” he added. “Why do I have my highest poll numbers ever with African-Americans?” Trump said. The president may have been referring to an Oct. 29 Rasmussen Reports poll he tweeted last week, which showed 40 percent of African-Americans approved of his performance. Politico points to another poll taken 12 days earlier by Fox, which showed 29 percent of non-white registered voters approved of Trump’s performance in office. New Fox Poll shows a “40% Approval Rating by African Americans for President Trump, a record for Republicans.” Thank you, a great honor! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2018 “I love our country, I do. You have nationalists, you have globalists, I also love the world and I don’t mind helping the world but we have to straighten out our country first.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage By — Erica R. Hendry Erica R. Hendry Erica R. Hendry is the managing editor for digital at PBS NewsHour. @ericarhendry
President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday against the idea his rhetoric could be emboldening white nationalists, telling the PBS NewsHour’s Yamiche Alcindor: “That’s such a racist question.” Alcindor asked Trump about his rhetoric ahead of the midterm elections along with his claim that he was a “nationalist,” and whether those were contributing to a perception that the Republican Party supported white nationalists. “What you just said is so insulting to me,” he added. “Why do I have my highest poll numbers ever with African-Americans?” Trump said. The president may have been referring to an Oct. 29 Rasmussen Reports poll he tweeted last week, which showed 40 percent of African-Americans approved of his performance. Politico points to another poll taken 12 days earlier by Fox, which showed 29 percent of non-white registered voters approved of Trump’s performance in office. New Fox Poll shows a “40% Approval Rating by African Americans for President Trump, a record for Republicans.” Thank you, a great honor! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2018 “I love our country, I do. You have nationalists, you have globalists, I also love the world and I don’t mind helping the world but we have to straighten out our country first.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now