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| ‘Look at My African-American Over Here,’ Donald Trump Says at Rally | |
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| REDDING, Calif. — In a speech in which he promoted the backing of Chinese-Americans in Los Angeles and called protesters at a rally in San Jose “thugs,” Donald J. Trump on Friday sought to project support from African-Americans for his campaign on a single man in the audience. | REDDING, Calif. — In a speech in which he promoted the backing of Chinese-Americans in Los Angeles and called protesters at a rally in San Jose “thugs,” Donald J. Trump on Friday sought to project support from African-Americans for his campaign on a single man in the audience. |
| Mr. Trump, at a rally here, was recounting past protests to compare them to a violent outburst in San Jose on Thursday night, when protesters clashed with Trump supporters. | Mr. Trump, at a rally here, was recounting past protests to compare them to a violent outburst in San Jose on Thursday night, when protesters clashed with Trump supporters. |
| “We had a case where we had an African-American guy who is a fan of mine,” Mr. Trump said of an event in Arizona in March. “In fact I want to find out what’s going on with him.” | “We had a case where we had an African-American guy who is a fan of mine,” Mr. Trump said of an event in Arizona in March. “In fact I want to find out what’s going on with him.” |
| As his voice trailed off, Mr. Trump noticed a man in the crowd. | As his voice trailed off, Mr. Trump noticed a man in the crowd. |
| “Oh look at my African-American over here,” Mr. Trump said. “Are you the greatest? Do you know what I’m talking about?” | “Oh look at my African-American over here,” Mr. Trump said. “Are you the greatest? Do you know what I’m talking about?” |
| The man wasn’t visible to the news media, who were kept in a cordoned-off area in the back. | The man wasn’t visible to the news media, who were kept in a cordoned-off area in the back. |
| In Arizona, a Trump supporter had punched a protester being escorted out who had been wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit as part of his protest. | In Arizona, a Trump supporter had punched a protester being escorted out who had been wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit as part of his protest. |
| “As the African-American cold-cocked this guy, and this guy never knew what happened, everybody thought the African-American was against me, and it was the opposite,” Mr. Trump said. “He was like this great guy, military guy. We have tremendous African-American support. The reason is I’m going to bring jobs back to our country.” | |
| He blamed the misinterpretation of that event on the news media. | He blamed the misinterpretation of that event on the news media. |
| “When they showed that event, it made it look like the white guy was on my side,” Mr. Trump continued. “The African-American guy said, ‘I had enough. And nobody is going to run through an arena like that.’” | “When they showed that event, it made it look like the white guy was on my side,” Mr. Trump continued. “The African-American guy said, ‘I had enough. And nobody is going to run through an arena like that.’” |
| “And they reversed it,” he said of the news media. “It’s a disgrace.” | “And they reversed it,” he said of the news media. “It’s a disgrace.” |
| Mr. Trump’s comments come as his campaign is fending off charges of racism for his remarks about Gonzalo P. Curiel, the federal judge presiding over a lawsuit against Trump University. Mr. Trump has suggested that he believes the judge is biased because he “happens to be, we believe, Mexican.” | Mr. Trump’s comments come as his campaign is fending off charges of racism for his remarks about Gonzalo P. Curiel, the federal judge presiding over a lawsuit against Trump University. Mr. Trump has suggested that he believes the judge is biased because he “happens to be, we believe, Mexican.” |
| Judge Curiel was born in Indiana; he is of Mexican descent. | Judge Curiel was born in Indiana; he is of Mexican descent. |