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## Let's be Frank...

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## Let's be Frank...

I think he deliberately surrounded himself with yes men and yes women," "It’s more evidence he’s not fit to be president…. " said John R. Bolton

We’ve known it for 10 years but can't get GOP voters to realize it.

"Dmitri Medvedev … Kremlin’s favorite online troll ... got under Mr. Trump’s skin with provocative posts … Mr. Trump ... displayed another side of himself, responding with disproportionate intensity and a distinct impatience."

That’s the truncated mind of the incorrigible child who was sent to military school as his parents couldn’t control him and who has grown into a twisted vengeful mindset with a very thin skin of a malignant narcissist. For review, a malignant narcissist is a personality type characterized by a combination of narcissistic personality disorder traits and elements of antisocial personality disorder, along with sadistic tendencies and a paranoid orientation. They display a severe lack of empathy, a tendency to exploit and manipulate others, and a propensity for aggression and cruelty. Unlike typical narcissists, malignant narcissists often take pleasure in others' suffering and may exhibit antisocial behaviors.

"Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming that the employment numbers were being massaged to make him look bad."

The numbers were not rigged. They show the negative impacts of his tariffs, even at this early stage. He is desperate to avoid any negative news as it harms his fantasy that tariffs are the answer to all our ills. It was easy for him to fire Erika McEntarfer as he’s a known misogynist. McEntarfer is part of a growing list of females in authoritative positions he fired and I’m sure there will be more.

Dr. McEntarfer is even the one compiling the data. She just reports the findings and research. Dr. McEntarfer is a very fine economist. This proves another point of narcissism: A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration; Needs constant praise and admiration; Need for Excessive Admiration. Narcissists crave constant admiration and validation; is a mental health condition that typically involves an inflated sense of self-importance, extreme need for attention; React with rage or contempt when they are perceived wrong. The biggest characteristic is that the statistics of the job market, though caused by his immigration policies, are his fault. He cannot admit failure or have the electorate believe he is a failure.

President Trump faced unwelcome news on two of the biggest issues on his plate this week, and responded with fiery confrontations.

[Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side | nytimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/us/politics/trump-russia-jobs.html "Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side | nytimes.com")

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This is the Dunning-Kruger Affect: When you know almost nothing you think you know almost everything. This government statistics aren’t about making a narcissistic sociopath look good. It’s about making sure business and industry have the correct data to make the country run better, and Wall Street to function better.

The firing prompted swift criticism from economists, former government officials and others, who said the removal would further erode trust in government statistics and make it more difficult for policymakers, investors and businesses, who rely on having dependable data about the economy to make decisions. In addition to the monthly jobs numbers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is responsible for producing data on inflation, wages and other aspects of the economy.

So, now we’re going to move into an era where investors and businesses can’t trust data because you’ll be fired if you make Trump look bad. To quote Coolidge, "The business of America is business." Well, in order for people to make money and solid decisions, they need actual information. Now investors and corporations — many of who voted for this man — are going to suffer for this man’s vanity. As if the tarrifs weren’t enough. How much longer can the power in this country tolerate the destruction of institutions they rely on? How much is it worth in lower taxes when you start bringing in less money?

This fool is not going to be happy until he burns down the entire US economy. Hopefully, CEOs start to find their brave voices and speak out against all of Trump’s detrimental policies.

If you want people to stop trusting the numbers coming out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, firing the person who is confirmed by the Senate to make sure those numbers are trustworthy is a real good way to do it," said Martha Gimbel, the executive director of the Budget Lab at Yale, who served in the White House under Mr. Biden.

> President Trump said on social media on Friday that he had directed his team to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/economy/trump-bls-firing-jobs-report.html "Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official")

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Trump by using Executive Orders is bypassing Congress on decisions that they should be making. Congress has the ability and authority to take control and reverse his orders that interfere with Congress’ legislative authority. Furthermore, Trump has said that he likes poorly educated people. This is why: Authoritarianism in education refers to educational practices and structures that prioritize obedience, conformity, and control, often mirroring the characteristics of authoritarian political systems. This can manifest in various ways, including strict classroom management styles, suppression of dissenting viewpoints, and a focus on standardized testing and rote memorization. Conversely, education can also play a vital role in mitigating authoritarian tendencies by promoting critical thinking, fostering independent thought, and encouraging civic engagement.

> The emergency application to the justices stemmed from efforts by the Trump administration to sharply curtail the federal government’s role in the nation’s schools.

[Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump’s Cuts to the Education Department](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/supreme-court-education-department.html "Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump’s Cuts to the Education Department")

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In retrospect, the morality tale ending in a puppy killing should have been a red flag. Or perhaps her lack of qualifications; or the fact that she was already promising mass deportations. Once again, the lack of qualifications and competence, credentials, and competence is primary. As if this wasn’t evident during confirmation hearings. These law makers,just like the ones who voted the head of this administration into office, now have regrets. How trite! They had warning signs and red flags prior to voting in general elections and in Senate confirmation hearings. They refused to listen. Now, as the country sinks lower and lower into the authoritarian abyss, they want a do over reprieve from their error. SMDH!!!

[Opinion | Senate Democrats now have regrets about Kristi Noem. If only someone...](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/senate-kristi-noem-trump-warning-rcna214154 "Opinion | Senate Democrats now have regrets about Kristi Noem. If only someone...")

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Ed Martin, a prominent supporter of Jan. 6 defendants was not going to survive Senate confirmation largely because of his close connections to the rioters, so he was named the Justice Department’s pardon attorney and tapped to lead the so-called Weaponization Working Group, a task force established to seek retribution against Mr. Trump’s political enemies. So, he hires a criminal former FBI agent who encouraged rioters at the Capitol building. This government looks and behaves like a banana republic regime: no governance, no diplomacy, no accountability, no transparency, no integrity, no respect, no morality. Their entire focus is to eliminate democracy, blame the poor, blame the indigent, retaliate against those that want the rule of law and democracy. The Department of Justice building in Washington. The purging from government ranks of anyone associated with the federal cases against President Trump has been sporadic.

[Trump Administration Fires More D.O.J. Employees Who Worked for Special Counsel](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/us/politics/justice-dept-jack-smith-firings.html "Trump Administration Fires More D.O.J. Employees Who Worked for Special Counsel")

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Hirings, Firings & Trump's Staff (less the-other-S. Miller)

Trump's Staff, etc.


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BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, LARGELY FROM COUNTRIES THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR MANY YEARS, LAUGHING ALL THE WAY, WILL START FLOWING INTO THE USA," he wrote on Truth Social.

What’s so TRUE about lies! The illusion of truth effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to believe that a statement is true if they've heard it repeated many times. This effect can occur even if the statement is false, implausible, or from a questionable source. This is a literary technique that was used by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Propaganda Minister.

He can put it in all caps, he can post it 10 times a day, but by the admission of his own Treasury secretary, it's American businesses who are writing the check for those billions. Consumers are already feeling the squeeze, and it stands to get a lot worse.

[Scott Bessent Admits Americans Pay for Trump's Tariffs](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/scott-bessent-admits-americans-pay-trump-tariffs-1235403145/ "Scott Bessent Admits Americans Pay for Trump's Tariffs")

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The disparity owes largely to the fact that Republicans aim to pay for their tax cuts by slashing programs for the poor, including Medicaid and food stamps. The cuts amount to one of the largest retrenchments in the federal safety net in a generation. Over 77 million people will be negatively affected by this bill. And these menopausal mendacious law makers are trying to convince themselves that it is good for YOU. And convince us by association. Tell me how the working class, which amounts to paid slaver, is to pay for the working of government. Government ONLY works from the races they collect from the taxpayers. The bad thing is that the rich and super rich only want to keep their money and not contribute to the government, which is their fair contribution just as the working "poor".

[Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/business/poor-americans-senate-legislation.html "Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package")

> A medical volunteer performing an eye exam at a free clinic for uninsured people in Wise, Va. Nearly 12 million more Americans could become uninsured by 2034 if a recent version of Senate Republicans’ bill were to become law.

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Taxes, Tariffs & Trump's conspiracy theories

Taxes & Tariffs


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The lesson of Hungary is this: We cannot claim to care about democracy only when it costs nothing. President Trump, like Mr. Orban, no doubt believes that everyone can be bought. America’s elites are proving him right. There is a Hungarian phrase I heard often: "Van az a penz" — "There’s always a price."

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King Jr.

[Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here | nytimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opinion/hungary-viktor-orban.html "Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now Its Happening Here")

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Trump's Foreign Policy (a.k.a. misc racism)

Foreign Policy


### Let's be Frank...

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr. This a subject, challenge, and fight that matters. This judge found away to contest and resist.

[How a Bush-Appointed Judge Got Around SCOTUS to Protect Birthright Citizenship for...](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/bush-judge-birthright-citizenship-scotus-lawsuit.html "How a Bush-Appointed Judge Got Around SCOTUS to Protect Birthright Citizenship for...")

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This a comment regarding the article below.

What most AMERICANS fail to realize is given PROJECT 2025, and Stephen Miller's outrageously racist ideology and penchant to hate anyone who is non-white - it will only be a matter of time before he runs out of "illegal immigrants" and starts going after American citizens of color to fill all of the Gulags he is currently building across the U.S.

**This is not mere hyperbole.**

**Unfortunately, this is fact.**

**And it has already begun.**

[Opinion | Trump Is Building a Machine to Disappear People](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opinion/migration-deportation-sudan-trump.html "Opinion | Trump Is Building a Machine to Disappear People")

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Efforts to undermine King’s platform are not new, and are often aimed at sanitizing his message, which in his later years included an economic- and social-justice agenda that drew the ire of the U.S. government. But the prospect of generating scandalous headlines around King in 2025 would do more than distract—it stands to provide new and useful propaganda to America’s enemies.

Perhaps the bigger lesson from Trump’s latest gambit is this: King remains a global giant that stops the world in its tracks when he speaks, even if against his wishes or without his consent. It was this way when he pushed for civil rights and voting rights, and later against the war in Vietnam and against systemic inequalities. It was this way at the time of his assassination in Memphis, where he was offering support to striking sanitation workers. And it continues to be that way, as the Trump administration, backed into a corner, has little qualms with potentially undermining King’s legacy.

[How Trump's Release of MLK Files May Backfire](https://time.com/7305714/donald-trump-mlk-files-released-summary/)

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For over a century, the integrity of U.S. economic data has rested on a fragile but vital precept: independence. Agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis operate under the executive branch, but their mandates are to serve the truth, not the administration. Their job is to report what is, not what the White House wishes were true. The person writing the article is an awards winning Nobel Prize winner: George A. Akerlof was awarded a Nobel in economic science and is a professor at Georgetown University.

Impulsive, sensation-seeking, and incapable of experiencing empathy or guilt, a narcissistic psychopath treats other people as objects of need fulfillment and wish fulfillment. This makes it easy for him to use and abuse them, in his personal relationships and in large-scale actions, without compunction. His lack of conscience renders him blind to higher human values, which allows him to disregard them entirely or treat them instrumentally as means to his ends, the same way he treats people. This dangerous character defect, however, serves him well in the pursuit of power, money, and adulation. Not having the inhibitions and scruples imposed by empathy and conscience, he can easily lie, cheat, manipulate, destroy, and kill if he wants to—or, when powerful enough, order others to do it for him."

> Bandy X Lee, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President

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Trump and his Dunning-Kruger Affected administration want white men to rule and run the world. These jobs at Cracker Barrel and other restaurants and service companies white men Don’t WANT to WORK. Seems like they only want restaurants and other service jobs to be eliminated, so only the broligarch crowd can eat and shop. I am surprised that they don’t want paid slavery from the very folks they want to put on the unemployment rolls.

America First Legal (AFL) has called for an official probe into the Southern restaurant chain "for potential violations of federal and state civil rights laws stemming from its discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies." Some of Cracker Barrel's initiatives to develop employees are focused specifically on supporting workers who are women, Black, LGBTQ+, or Latino, according to AFL.

[Cracker Barrel faces DEI probe after pro-Trump law group complaint](https://www.newsweek.com/cracker-barrel-dei-law-america-first-legal-complaint-2102186 "Cracker Barrel faces DEI probe after pro-Trump law group complaint")

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Trump is openly musing about attempting to take away the citizenship of comedian Rosie O'Donnell, who was born here, because he doesn't like her. This means ANYONE who he doesn’t like, who disagrees with him, or does not support him. "In Donald Trump, we have a frightening Venn diagram consisting of three circles: the first is extreme present hedonism; the second, narcissism; and the third, bullying behavior. These three circles overlap in the middle to create an impulsive, immature, incompetent person who, when in the position of ultimate power, easily slides into the role of tyrant, complete with family members sitting at his proverbial "ruling table." Like a fledgling dictator, he plants psychological seeds of treachery in sections of our population that reinforce already negative attitudes." - Bandy X Lee, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President

[Trump Thinks He Can Take Away Citizenship From Anyone He Doesn't Like](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-us-citizenship-rosie-o-donnell-zohran-mamdani-1235384436/ "Trump Thinks He Can Take Away Citizenship From Anyone He Doesn't Like")

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Racism


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> In medicine, in science, we know that race is a social construct, meaning that you can’t look at someone’s genes and identify what race they are.

 - Joe Bervell is a recent medical graduate and medical myth-buster on social media. The fact that this maniac believes and doubles down on his lunacy is a trait of the entire Trump administration: NPD. It further identifies how this administration views folks that are not white.

[RFK Jr.'s Stunning Claim About Black People And Vaccines Sparks Concern From Medical](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr-black-vaccine-schedule-misinformation_l_68893137e4b07dfa117e4b98 "RFK Jr.'s Stunning Claim About Black People And Vaccines Sparks Concern From Medical")

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> The virus causes "immune amnesia," making the body unable to defend itself against other illnesses it has already been exposed to and leaving patients more susceptible to future infections. And very rarely, the virus can cause a degenerative and almost always deadly neurological condition that may appear a decade after the original infection.

[Measles Cases Hit Highest Total Since U.S. Eliminated the Disease](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/well/us-measles-record-outbreaks.html "Measles Cases Hit Highest Total Since U.S. Eliminated the Disease")

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This article is for those that want to know, and need to know fact-based vaccine information. The current school year is fast approaching. The website Guideline Central provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based clinical decision-support tools that are current, practical, and easily accessible. Its vaccine page lays out a complete schedule, along with updated and detailed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information about who is recommended for each specific vaccine, and why. This is one place to review credible information about vaccines, and there are more within the article.

[Don’t Trust RFK Jr.? Here’s Where to Find Reliable Vaccine Information - Word in Black | Black America's Digital Daily](https://wordinblack.com/2025/07/dont-trust-rfk-jr-heres-where-to-find-reliable-vaccine-information/ "Don’t Trust RFK Jr.? Here’s Where to Find Reliable Vaccine Information - Word in Black")

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This guy is an IDIOT! He is beyond incompetent! He is a troll trying to act like he is knowledgeable about science. He is detrimental to the health, safety, protection, and wellbeing of our country. He is another arm of the killing machine that is the current administration.

First used during the Covid-19 pandemic by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, mRNA shots instruct the body to produce a fragment of a virus, which then sets off the body’s immune response. Unlike traditional vaccines, which can take years to develop and test, mRNA shots can be made within months and quickly altered as the virus changes. The technology won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023.

Robert F. Kennedy, the health secretary, at the White House last week.

*Dr. Higgins*:  
> If we were motivated by profit, we’d make more money treating the complications of preventable diseases than by preventing them in the first place" 

[Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/health/rfk-jr-vaccine-funding.html "Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts")

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This article points to some horrific examples of diseases that were, and still are for now, eliminated from treatment because of vaccines. Only cruel, inhuman, inhumane, and death dealing menopausal, mendacious individuals want unleashed on the country again. I lived through the era of polio (a friend of mind contracted it), I had the smallpox vaccine like many baby boomers and those before us. Measles, as of 2002, was considered "eliminated" until this year’s Texas outbreak. We are respondsible for our children’s safety and lives.

> When Dr. Lara Johnson was 4, in 1980, she had Hib epiglottitis, and she still has the tracheotomy scar. By the time she trained as a pediatrician, there were no new cases, but there were still meningitis survivors, many with severe neurological problems.

We need to keep children safe. We need Medicaid. We need vaccines. We need clear recommendations. We need the Vaccines for Children Program.

We need to keep children safe. We need Medicaid. We need vaccines. We need clear recommendations. We need the Vaccines for Children Program. Pediatricians and parents will need to keep pushing back against misinformation and against the anxieties that are being deliberately and needlessly fomented. Research suggests that sustained engagement with concerned parents can help overcome vaccine hesitancy.

[Opinion | I’m Scared Children Will Die of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/opinion/rfk-polio-vaccines-children.html "Opinion | I’m Scared Children Will Die of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases - The New York Times")

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Lies, misinformation, and disinformation so that parents can be skeptical of their doctors. Science doesn’t matter to this regime. The more illusions of truth and semantic infiltration we can foster, the better we can control the narrative. Even if people die! Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, claimed in an interview with Tucker Carlson that vaccine profits created "perverse incentives" for pediatricians to push immunizations. Doctors widely consider vaccines to be a money pit. Research shows that most pediatricians either break even or lose money on shots. To many experts, suggesting otherwise not only ignored that data, but also sent a dangerous message: that patients should doubt their doctor’s motives in recommending vaccines.
If we were motivated by profit, we’d make more money treating the complications of preventable diseases than by preventing them in the first place," Dr. Higgins said.

*Dr. Higgins*:  
> If we were motivated by profit, we’d make more money treating the complications of preventable diseases than by preventing them in the first place" 

[Kennedy Claims Doctors Profit Off Vaccines. In Fact, Many Lose Money on Them](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/well/rfk-jr-doctors-vaccines-profit-fact-check.html "Kennedy Claims Doctors Profit Off Vaccines. In Fact, Many Lose Money on Them")

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I am now deeply distressed that the Trump administration is using pandemic failures as justification for a broad assault on health and science institutions. The pandemic laid bare the fact that we needed to reform our health institutions, but what is happening now is not a reckoning but destruction. The administration says academic freedom was curtailed and dissent silenced during the pandemic. However, Mr. Trump’s National Institutes of Health has throttled academic freedom by withholding funding for certain academic institutions, including Harvard, based on ideology.

The Gavi funding cuts are indicative of a broad U.S. retreat from global health. Perhaps the most troubling example of this retreat is the Trump administration’s willingness to risk the lives of hundreds of thousands if not millions of people by crippling the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, a program to combat H.I.V./AIDS that’s widely considered one of the most effective global health programs in history.

[Opinion | We Didn’t Get Covid Right. But This Is Just Wrong](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/opinion/covid-trump-skeptic-health-science.html "Opinion | We Didn’t Get Covid Right. But This Is Just Wrong")

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. & his conspiracy theories


### Let's be Frank...

The president’s decision to snub Juneteenth — a day that has been cherished by generations of Black Americans before it was named a federal holiday in 2021 — is part of a pattern of words and actions by Mr. Trump that minimize, ignore or even erase some of the experiences and history of Black people in the United States. Since taking office in January, he has tried to reframe the country’s past involving racism and discrimination by de-emphasizing that history or at times denying that it happened. Trump is a small human who was given a title by a bloc of Dunning-Kruger Affected people. This effect, studied by David Dunning and Justin Kruger, shows that individuals with limited knowledge or skill in a particular area are more likely to overestimate their competence and are often unaware of their own limitations. This overestimation by the less competent stems from a lack of awareness of their own ignorance, a form of meta-ignorance. Essentially, they don't know what they don't know. It is ignorance begets ignorance.

"Trump’s behavior around Juneteenth isn’t isolated at all — it speaks to how he views our community, and everyone who doesn’t look like him or isn’t as wealthy as he is," said Derrick Johnson, the president of the N.A.A.C.P. "It’s why he’s stripping away our rights, erasing our history and silencing our voices."

How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of America’s Past Cora Masters Barry, a former first lady of the District of Columbia, and Melanie L. Campbell, chairwoman of the Power of the Ballot Action Fund, join hands in prayer outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture last month.


*Derrick Johnson, the president of the N.A.A.C.P*:  
> "Trump’s behavior around Juneteenth isn’t isolated at all — it speaks to how he views our community, and everyone who doesn’t look like him or isn’t as wealthy as he is," said Derrick Johnson, the president of the N.A.A.C.P. "It’s why he’s stripping away our rights, erasing our history and silencing our voices."

[How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of America’s Past ](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/us/politics/trump-black-history-federal-holidays.html "How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of America’s Past")

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How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of America’s Past