'Back in the 60s that wasn't considered racist': Republican senator defends Trump's attacks on minor

[Demovictory9]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7270047/Back-60s-wasnt-considered-racist-Senator-defends-Trumps-attacks-congresswomen.html


Ron Johnson, a Republican senator from Wisconsin, defended on Sunday Donald Trump's attacks on a group of minority freshmen lawmakers as something that would have been accepted in the 1960s.

Johnson is making reference to a tweet Trump sent this week telling people if they don't like America they are free to leave and go somewhere else.

'I would say in general the whole, 'America: love it or leave it' is not a new sentiment,' Johnson, who was born in 1955, told CNN's Dana Bash Sunday morning. 'You know, back in the '60s that wasn't considered racist.'

Trump's attacks toward a group of four freshmen representatives, who call themselves 'the squad,' gained more heat on Sunday when he told the minority women they should 'go back' and fix their countries of origin.

[DavidDvorkin]

1. It was very offensive in the 1960s, Senator.

[dhill926]

2. not to mention....1860's...

[hauckeye]

3. On behalf of My fellow Wisconsinites..

I apologize for inflicting Ron Johnson on the nation

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Back in the '60s it was used to slam protesters against the Vietnam War,

so it was un-American and anticonstitutional in a different way. But it isn't the '60s anymore, and it sure as hell is racist when it's used against four women of color who, except for one, were born in the US -- because it was meant to suggest that because of their race alone, they don't belong here.

[Demovictory9]

5. they are spinning the "send her back" remarks like crazy

[LiberalFighter]

6. Except this it not the 1960's.

[bdamomma]

11. +10000

nt

[RKP5637]

7. It was shitty back then, just as it is shitty today. Stupid asshole remark he made, figures, a R. nt

[Tanuki]

8. What RapeyRacist45 said is much closer to "Go back to Africa" than to

"Love it or leave it". That most definitely was considered highly offensive and racist in the 1960's and any time before or since. Let's also not forget that Trump and his old man were sued by the federal government for racial discrimination in their real estate business back in those days.

[Bengus81]

9. No...it was considered unpatriotic,being a commie lover,soft on Communism.....blah,blah,blah

Repukes have been using that BS line for decades to hate people,start Wars,make War profiteers RICHER than they already are.

[Leith]

10. Yes, it was

It was considered racist in the 1960s. Johnson is trying to rewrite history.

[Greybnk48]

17. You give old RoJo too much credit. He's just dumb. N/t

[kentuck]

12. It was not a favorable comment in the '60's either.

dumbass.

[kacekwl]

13. In the 60's it was more aimed at the commie hippies.

But still stupid either way.

[Greybnk48]

18. Lol! It was aimed at war protesters.

What’s a “commie hippie?” Is it commie to protest a vile illegal war? To want peace?

[Boomerproud]

20. It was then and nothing has changed.

nt

[kacekwl]

22. I thought it was obvious.

[KentuckyWoman]

14. Ron Johnson, shut the fuck up.

Yes it was racist in the 60's. Just because your Mom and Dad sat at the table and offered to charter a ship or buy a plane ticket back to Africa for the blacks doesn't mean it was acceptable then or now.

I heard that crap amongst my neighbors and relatives too and got myself dis-invited to a lot of things because I condemned it every time I heard it. I'll be damned if I'll sit there and say or do nothing while the kids listen to the adults spew that nonsense. I'd rather lose a whole family and keep my self respect.

YOU know that shit is racist. Just say it. You'll be able to look yourself in the face a lot better. If you have to, do it like Mitt, whisper into a glove... but do it.

[madaboutharry]

15. Ron Johnson is a dope who married into

an uber rich multimillionaire family. His father-in-law set him up in business and that sent him on his way. But it doesn’t change the facts about who Ron Johnson is. Another mediocre man with mediocre intellect whose wealth bought him a ticket to elected office.

It is really unbelievable that the people of Wisconsin voted for this empty suit over Russ Feingold. Twice.

[tanyev]

16. Well Ron, if you don't like 2019, you should just leave and go back to the 60s.

[leftyladyfrommo]

21. I was in school in the 60's. Racism was offensive then. Too.

Now as I remember it was the Commies that were the scapegoats.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. Hey, good going there Wisconsin. Not once but twice you elected this dickbag. nt