'Morning Joe' panel says Trump is returning to 'old racism playbook' because he feels he's losing elections

“Morning Joe” panelists claimed Thursday that Republican nominee Donald Trump was returning to the “old playbook of racism” to win over more Republican voters after his hostile interview with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ ).

trump sparred with moderators Rachel Scott of ABC News and Kadia Goba of Semafor about her past comments on race and gender, particularly regarding Vice President Kamala Harris. The “Morning Joe” panel accused Trump of being racist in order to appeal to his base and have a better chance of winning the 2024 election.

“I think Donald Trump is scared now. I think he's probably losing this election and I think he feels like he's now going back to his old playbook of racism that really fueled his campaign in 2016 when he started talking about Mexicans as racists “, the New York Times editorial board member. Mara Gay said. “And this [is] really just birtherism 2.0. It's clearly offensive, I think he went for a confrontation, I think it was a way of saying to his base not just any Republicans, but the deepest part, the most racist part of that base, don't worry. We, as white Americans, can still define race in America.”

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Gay said Trump “thumbed his nose” at “every black person in America” ​​during the interview, referring to his observation saying he didn't know Harris was black. The former president said Harris always identified as Indian, before she “became a black person.”

“Morning Joe” guest Mike Barnicle said Trump is a “very damaged man” and presented his “hate, resentment, [and] fear of the other” during the NABJ. The Rev. Al Sharpton argued that Trump intentionally attended the event to bring black people “in line” and play the same “old song” he did when he demanded to see former President Barack Obama's birth certificate.

“I think you're right when you say it's an old song. But if you have an old singer and you only have one song, you have to sing it and hope that the crowd likes the oldies but the goodies,” Sharpton said. “And that's what he's doing. He went there to confront -se to black journalists. If those black journalists were opposed, but if those black journalists thought they were going to do an interview with a presidential candidate who came to woo black voters, they were the ones who were wrong , he was not wrong”.

“I knew exactly if they had opened with 'good afternoon, Mr. Trump.' He was happy to have you. How are your wife and children? He would have done the same,” Sharpton continued.

Sharpton further said that Trump cannot define diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or any of his policy proposals, which he said could spell bad news as he runs against Harris.

“I mean, how long are we going to keep playing this old Donald Trump song? Donald, it's time to get off the stage and let other people come,” Sharpton said.

Gay said Trump was “disrespectful” to black journalists present at the event, which could become a serious problem for him in the general election. Sharpton accused Trump of doubting the ability of black journalists to hold a proper and functioning event.

Trump's attendance at the event sparked outrage among black journalists and public figures, who suggested the interview was an “insult” to the community. Karen Attiah, Washington Post columnist He resigned as co-president of the NABJ just hours before the interview, and later he called the event a “colossal mistake”.

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