Posted on 02/14/2016 10:10:13 AM PST by Maceman
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he does not agree with comments from Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia questioning the efficacy of affirmative action.
"I don't like what he said, no, I don’t like what he said. I heard him, I was like, 'Let me read it again,' because I actually read it in print, and I’m going, I read a lot of stuff, and I’m going, 'Woah,'" Trump said in an interview televised Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."
The billionaire said he thought Scalia's comments were "very tough to the African-American community."
Trump, who has supported affirmative action in the past but declined to say whether he was in favor of it today, said he has great friendships with black people.
"I have great African-American friendships," he said. "I have just amazing relationships. And so many positive things have happened."
In oral argument for a case challenging affirmative action at public universities earlier this week, Scalia posited that minority students who were not qualified for admission at elite universities would perform better at "less-advanced schools."
Scalia was excoriated by Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who called his comments "racist."
I swear I am not a cacodemon or anything like that.
At least, I don’t think I am.
Nah, it’s just the brand you use......
The truth is a harsh mistress but she will never steer you wrong! Dig in and stomp your feet and say, racism or get in to college some where else, knuckle down and improve so that you can transfer next year!
A billionaire’s blue eyed children don’t have to worry about the lesser accomplished cutting in line. Trump just wants to be liked and will say and do anything to satisfy his twisted need for acceptance. Disgusting
You can’t answer a single direct question, but you babble nicely.
Go Trump!!!
You can’t answer a single direct question, but you babble nicely.
Go Trump!!!
Hold your fire. We’re on the same side, FRiend.
That’s the way liberals conduct political discourse with conservatives.
“You can’t answer a single direct question, but you babble nicely.”
Thanks. You missed the point entirely. Remember that you were warned as you wallow in regret asking yourself how you could have been so stupid as to fall for Trump the phony conservative.
Thanks for the warning, Mr Beck :)
Go Trump!
I did not like that Reagan voted FDR 4 times and admired FDR!
So $crew Reagan, he was a democrat and admired FDR as well as voting for him.
Woops, sorry! I thought was responding to another post.
See post #179, I meant to send it to you.
You think because you post a half-truth that that somehow protects you from lying?
Your entire original post is a lie because of that half-truth, and while I can understand that being a member of ‘The Face of God’ cult makes you immune from telling a lie, the rest of us Christians still consider it a violation of the commandment against lying.
“As Breitbart News reported last August, Trump said that Planned Parenthood should no longer receive taxpayer funding if the group continues to perform abortions”
Nevertheless, I’m sure that you can reconcile your posting name and your lies.
Is what it is I guess.
“These low life cruz supporters will try to get all the anti Trump mileage we can out of Antonin Scalia’s death.”
So we Cruz supporters are low lifes! Well that is kind of like the kettle calling the pot black, don’t you think!
“Just another TD sufferer reposting old articles in a lame effort to persuade Trump supporters to abandon him and flip to another candidate.
Not going to work at this stage in the game.”
That’s it, just go take a another big old swig of that koolaid Donald is putting out and you will feel much better in the morning!
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