Oct 11, 2016
Burr Vows Continued Support of Trump Despite Sexual Assault Revelations Senator Richard Burr reaffirmed his endorsement of Donald Trump yesterday despite the utterly grotesque video that surfaced last Friday of the Republican nominee bragging about how he sexually assaulted women. While initially stating that he needed a few days to see if Trump...
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As his poll numbers fall, Trump is increasingly focused on laying out a possible exit strategy that has dangerous ramifications for people of color. By calling for his supporters to act as “observers” in “certain” polling locations to claiming that the government is allowing undocumented immigrants into the United States to...
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Community leaders say Rubio’s endorsement of Trump is disqualifying Community leaders this weekend called on U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio to finally pull his support of Donald Trump after a tape of the GOP Presidential nominee making lewd remarks was released on Friday. While many Florida Republicans, including Rubio, have...
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Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “A growing number of Republicans are jumping the sinking Donald Trump ship. Presumably they want some credit for taking such a stand. But it is way too little and way too late for that....
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Raleigh, NC—The following is a statement from Tim Eakins, Director of North Carolina’s Voice: “After a year of supporting Donald Trump and fueling his rise to power, Senator Richard Burr and Governor Pat McCrory have been quick to distance themselves from this latest scandal involving Trump’s disgusting and predatory...
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Denver, CO – The following is a statement from Alvina Vasquez, Director of Colorado’s Voice: “Mike Coffman and other Republicans have supported and endorsed Donald Trump for more than a year despite it being clear that Trump was unqualified and unfit for the presidency. It’s only now, one month before...
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Senator Continues to Support Misogynist Bigot Donald Trump Cleveland, OH — Following is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Director of Ohio’s Voice. “Donald Trump should be a role model to no one. He says disgusting things about women, immigrants, Muslims, judges, war heroes, and other Americans, publicly and privately. He...
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Las Vegas, NV — The following is a statement from Viridiana Vidal, Director of Nevada’s Voice: “For over a year, Republicans such as Joe Heck supported and embraced Donald Trump and his extreme and offensive views. When Trump began his campaign by calling Mexicans rapists, Republicans like Joe Heck...
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It’s almost like Donald Trump’s campaign has a white nationalist problem. Back in March, Donald Trump Jr. appeared on a right-wing radio show called “Liberty Roundtable,” where he was interviewed by guest host James Edwards, the white nationalist host of another radio program considered “overtly racist” and “anti-Semitic” by...
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National AAPI organizations have condemned a recent Fox News “O’Reilly Factor” segment featuring interviews with Asian-Americans in New York’s Chinatown as racist and offensive. The segment, hosted by “O’Reilly” correspondent Jesse Watters, mocked interviewees — including non-English speakers — in between “interspersed movie clips portraying Asian stereotypes,” according to...
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