Black Twitter is outraged over a misinterpretation of a tweet by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
First the misinterpretation: “Trump said ‘suburban housewives will vote for me to protect black democrats from putting housing nearby.”
What Trump really tweeted:
“The ‘suburban housewife’ will be voting for me. They want safety & are thrilled that I ended the long running program where low income housing would invade their neighborhood. Biden would reinstall it, in a bigger form, with Corey Booker in charge!”
The “suburban housewife” will be voting for me. They want safety & are thrilled that I ended the long running program where low income housing would invade their neighborhood. Biden would reinstall it, in a bigger form, with Corey Booker in charge! @foxandfriends @MariaBartiromo
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2020
Trump criticized the Obama/Biden administration’s efforts to place low-income families in suburban neighborhoods.
The issue was one of the factors that drove voters to the polls to elect Trump as president in 2016.
But, as one Twitter user pointed out, the majority of people living in low-income housing are white.
User @pastordlamb writes: “Anyone who sees the words ‘low income housing’ and automatically thinks of black people is racist. We have numerous low income housing projects in our city and they are 90% white occupied.”
Anyone who sees the words "low income housing" and automatically thinks of black people is racist. We have numerous low income housing projects in our city and they are 90% white occupied.
— Truth Seeker (@pastordlamb) August 12, 2020
Another user wrote: “Never underestimate the fear they have of POC. They hate and fear us. He know what he is doing, they will vote for him because he will build a wall in the suburbs to keep us out. They are all part of the problem in Amerikkka.”
And a third user tweeted: “Donald Trump wants to keep “low income housing” out of the suburbs. Because there’s nothing scarier than that… is there?”
Never underestimate the fear they have of POC. They hate and fear us. He know what he is doing, they will vote for him because he will build a wall in the suburbs to keep us out. They are all part of the problem in Amerikkka.
— BK (@vprl2008) August 12, 2020
Keep dreaming, Racist Man. The suburban housewife, as every poll shows, is with #Biden. Because, like most other Americans, they’re fed up with your hateful divisive sexist racist bullshit. You’re going down in a historic landslide..#Trump
— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) August 12, 2020
It’s so unbelievable that we live in this generation and some men still think that they can tell women who to vote for. This comment will go down in history as one of the stupidest things Donald Trump has ever said.
— Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) August 12, 2020
So, is this it? You’re running on outright racism again. Ain’t gonna work this time. If by “suburban housewife” you mean middle class white women forget about it. We Want to celebrate all Americans, not degrade and divide like you do.
— Jennifer Taub (@jentaub) August 12, 2020
