Tweeters erupt over Donald Trump's 'racist' praise of border patrol agent
President Donald Trump faced yet more accusations of racism on Monday after he praised a border patrol agent for being someone who “speaks perfect English.”
Trump sparked an online backlash following his quip, which he made whilst hailing Adrian Anzaldua for his role in the recent discovery of 78 undocumented immigrants inside a trailer in Laredo, Texas.
“The border patrol agent who caught the accused and likely saved many lives, he’s here with us,” Trump said at the White House event. “You’re not nervous, right? Speaks perfect English.”
Twitter users were quick to criticize Trump over the remark, with many calling it “racist” and “unbelievable”:
Even when Trump is attempting to compliment someone, his overt racism just oozes out.
— J. Locke (@realJLocke) August 20, 2018
The blatant racism of this administration is non-stop. It keeps on coming. Trump is trying to use minority federal agents to show he's not racist, and then insults the Latino agent with his "perfect English" remark. Unbelievable. https://t.co/vdOPaPxcCD
— Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) August 21, 2018
This afternoon, Predator trump introduced a Latino border patrol agent by saying “he speaks perfect English.”
A beyond racist illiterate Buffoon who believes his daily wordsalad is proper English.— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) August 21, 2018
The presidents mind is drifting away into a sea of petty racist fixations and awkward attempts at confidence.
We’d be better off if he just farted ‘the star spangled banner’ into a microphone 😒 https://t.co/9TQBms1XTA— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) August 21, 2018
Trump started his campaign calling Mexicans “rapists” and “murderers.” Of course he will say that a Latino border agent “speaks perfect English.” Dude has been a racist since day one.
Thanks @Omarosa, but we don’t need your tapes. We’ve already know.— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 20, 2018
He spoke perfect English unlike the President who speaks gibberish.
— Climate Voter (@tmstreet) August 20, 2018
Racist said what?
— 💛🐝NO Sympathy for Hoaxers, They’re Dangerous (@RelativelySane0) August 20, 2018
Heres’s Trump introducing a border patrol officer, who appears to be Hispanic and says “he speaks perfect English.” Racist much? #trumpmustgopic.twitter.com/SKuOsWWm88
— Charlie😷 (@Charlieresists) August 20, 2018
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
