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‘Look at My African-American Over Here,’ Donald Trump Says at Rally | ‘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, began speaking about a previous rally in Arizona in which a black supporter was arrested after punching a protester. | |
“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?” |
Mr. Trump then returned to speaking about the Arizona episode. | |
A local newspaper, The Record Searchlight, identified the man Mr. Trump pointed to as Gregory Cheadle, a Republican running for a congressional seat from the area. Mr. Cheadle said he had not taken offense and was happy to have been noticed. | |
“I got two autographs out of that,” he told the newspaper. | |
In Arizona, a Trump supporter punched a protester wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit as the person was being escorted out. | |
“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.” | “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.” |
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. |