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Thursday, January 31st, 2019

Hate Had a Meeting in the White House

Author:     Jared Holt
Source:     Right Wing Watch
Publication Date:     January 28, 2019 4:09 pm
 Link: Hate Had a Meeting in the White House
Stephan:   Here we have a profile of the kind of people being listened to by Trump and Pence. Those present at the meeting included representatives of appalling well-known alt-right racist hate groups, but that is not really surprising to me. That Trump is a racist kleptocrat, who associates with like-minded people has been well-established. What also stood out for me, and did surprise me, was that this meeting with Trump was organized by Ginni Thomas, wife of Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Supreme court justices are supposed to be dedicated to a fair and impartial interpretation of the Constitution and the laws and regulations passed by the legislative and executive branches of government. I do not see how that can be reconciled with a notoriously partisan couple actively advocating for the alt-right. In my opinion, Clarence Thomas should be impeached.

Clarence and Ginni Thomas
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President Donald Trump met with two representatives of groups that lobby for bigoted anti-immigrant policies at the White House this month, The New York Times reports.

Frank Gaffney of the anti-Muslim hate group Center for Security Policy and Rosemary Jenks of the anti-immigrant group NumbersUSA joined Rep. Louie Gohmert’s chief of staff Connie Hair in a meeting with Trump and a handful of White House aides. During the meeting, multiple comments were put forward to the president that many Americans would find offensive, including claims that gay marriage was destroying America.

In addition, some members of the group complained to the president that their suggested candidates for administration positions had been ignored. Some reportedly “also accused White House aides of blocking Trump supporters from getting jobs in the administration”—a claim popularized in pro-Trump social media circles.

The meeting was organized by Ginni Thomas, a right-wing activist who is married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Thomas’ political activity has raised concerns about conflicts of interest for her husband, the Times reported, and she once hired a young […]

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