Presidentās targeting of Fed governor Lisa Cook highlights his efforts to remove diverse voices from government
A day after Donald Trump announced that he was firing Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve, the White House proudly released a photo. It showed Trump, his cabinet and other officials giving a thumbs-up. Of the 24 people in the Oval Office, only one was Black.
For those who have studied the US presidentās long and troubling history of racism, the two events were more than mere coincidence. They were indicative of a man who has recently brought white nationalist perspectives from the margins back to the mainstream.
Trump has vehemently denied that he is a racist, pointing to a modest increase in support among African American voters in last yearās election, when his opponent was a Black woman. But critics suggest that his effort to oust Cook fits a pattern of purging diverse voices from the higher ranks of leadership.
The racism has never gone away. Obama being elected created a surge that resulted in Trump v1 and ultimately gave us v2. No one feels a need to be quiet about it now, and theyāre not.
I remember the con trolls pushing all these memes about how Obama brought us Taco and so on, and with Tacoās mug coming in and eclipsing Obamaās face, etc.
Iām sure many of the idiots sharing these memes had no idea how much they were telling on themselves. Yes, the very existence of Obama in the WH for two whole terms did indeed turn out a lot of racists to vote for Taco who was blowing that dog whistle for quite some timeā¦