Current United States President Donald Trump has a history of controversial posts on popular social media platform Twitter. Most folks assume that these are the offensive ramblings of an uneducated man. But the reality might be more insidious than that. Trump’s latest attention getter might be meant to draw attention from a more serious issue: recent sexual assault allegations.
Last Sunday, President Trump tweeted an aggressive claim toward “Democrat Congresswomen,” claiming that they should “go back” to the countries they left.
So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!
While not explicitly stated, it is believed to be targeted toward freshmen representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. All four individuals are women of color that had recently gained attention for their progressive efforts in politics.
The tweet gained media attention due to the inherently racist nature of the tweets, implying that these women of color should go back to their home country (they are all U.S. born citizens, by the way).
As offensive as it may be, it might be more than just racist ranting. Late last June, Trump was accused of sexual assault, which took place in the 90s, by writer E. Jean Carroll in a published book. The book inspired a number of other women to speak out about similar instances. These claims led to California Democrat Rep. Jackie Speier push for a formal investigation by congress.
These claims also came at the almost exact same time as the Jeffrey Epstein case, where the investor in question was arrested for sexual misconduct with minors and sex trafficking. The figure also has a long-running history with Trump, alleging that they share a common interest in sexual misconduct. In 2002, he was on record praising him to New York Magazine.
“I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
Just last week, a woman named Jennifer Araoz said in an interview with Today that Epstein had forcibly raped her that same year when she was about 15 years old.
“He knew exactly what he was doing. I was terrified, and I was telling him to stop.”
Notice how no one is talking about this? Instead, they’re focusing on the racist tweet? This is a prime example of how media outlets and figures will draw attention toward a lesser problem in order to get the common masses to forget about a bigger one.
We impeached Bill Clinton for consensual sex in the White House, after all. Claims like this are fare more severe.