Shelby Steele: It’s ‘Victimization’ for Obama To Say Trump Was the Answer to an America Suffering from ‘Racial Anxiety’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Laura Shall ░░░░░░░░ I want to get ░░░░░░░░ quick take really quick ░░░░░░░░ what Barack Obama said ░░░░░░░░ Over the weekend He ░░░░░░░░ interviewed for his new ░░░░░░░░ about why Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ elected in 2016 He ░░░░░░░░ it was as if ░░░░░░░░ very presence in the ░░░░░░░░ House had triggered a ░░░░░░░░ seated panic sensed that ░░░░░░░░ natural order had been ░░░░░░░░ for millions of Americans ░░░░░░░░ by a black man ░░░░░░░░ the White House He ░░░░░░░░ Trump promised an elixir ░░░░░░░░ their racial anxiety That ░░░░░░░░ in the memoir itself ░░░░░░░░ be Reaction quickly Makes ░░░░░░░░ sad I ve never ░░░░░░░░ a great fan of ░░░░░░░░ Obama but this is ░░░░░░░░ really disappointing I think ░░░░░░░░ makes the point Obama ░░░░░░░░ the pressure Many blacks ░░░░░░░░ We all do really ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ take on a negative ░░░░░░░░ toward America you are ░░░░░░░░ inauthentic as a black ░░░░░░░░ So we as blacks ░░░░░░░░ from what might be ░░░░░░░░ the angst So we ░░░░░░░░ what you just mentioned ░░░░░░░░ we identify with victimization ░░░░░░░░ the deep and profound ░░░░░░░░ of who we are ░░░░░░░░ can t imagine a ░░░░░░░░ statement Can you imagine ░░░░░░░░ Douglass booker T Washington ░░░░░░░░ number of other great ░░░░░░░░ saying something like that ░░░░░░░░ Two term president of ░░░░░░░░ United States Two term ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ mean it s it ░░░░░░░░ shocking The people loved ░░░░░░░░ Laura He is a ░░░░░░░░ superstar worth 250 million ░░░░░░░░ s afraid to say ░░░░░░░░ Laura Yeah He s ░░░░░░░░ to say he s ░░░░░░░░ global superstar That s ░░░░░░░░ worst thing To actually ░░░░░░░░ it and do well ░░░░░░░░ America that makes him ░░░░░░░░ uncle Tom By the ░░░░░░░░ of this victim focused ░░░░░░░░ Laura Shall become I ░░░░░░░░ you so much.