Trump said piracy was about the only thing Somalis were good at
At his anniversary press briefing, Trump generalized piracy as about the only skill of Somalis and disparaged Somalia while criticizing Ilhan Omar. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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At his anniversary press briefing, Trump generalized piracy as about the only skill of Somalis and disparaged Somalia while criticizing Ilhan Omar. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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His remarks moved from piracy at sea to Somalia and Omar. This record does not equate all Somalis with pirates or validate his claims about Somalia's institutions. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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racial-or-ethnic · demeaning-language · personal-attack
Generalizing a criminal activity as a national group's only ability is the specific basis for the editorial classification as ethnic disparagement. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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- Official presidential transcript · U.S. Government Publishing OfficeRemarks During a Press Briefing With White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and an Exchange With Reporters
Refugee admissions/piracy passage beginning 'Halted all refugee admissions'; web text lines 262–273
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202600040/html/DCPD-202600040.htm
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