NYT Publishes Scathing Takedown Of Trump's 'Racist Lies'
The New York Times didn't mince words when it took on Donald Trump's recent comments about
Muslims and other minority groups. "America has just lived through another presidential
campaign week dominated by Donald
Trump’s racist lies," the Times' editorial board said in a piece
published Tuesday, adding later that "if it’s a lie too vile to utter
aloud, count on Mr. Trump to say it, often."
The editorial tore to shreds several of Trump's most
egregious claims, including that an "Arab community" in New
Jersey was seen cheering the September 11th attacks. Trump has also warned that Syrian refugees might be
ISIS in disguise. And in a moment reminiscent of Nazi Germany, he suggested last week that the U.S. should keep a
database of Muslim-Americans.
The Times also lined up Trump's comments with those of
former Alabama Gov. George Wallace (D) and Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.). Like
Trump, Wallace and McCarthy were known for their intolerance.
"It’s become a full-time job just running down falsehoods like the phony crime
statistics he tweeted, which came from a white supremacist group," the
Times editors said. "History teaches that failing to hold a demagogue to
account is a dangerous act. It’s no easy task for journalists to interrupt Mr.
Trump with the facts, but it’s an important one."