Eddie Glaude Jr.: Trump Doubling Down on Harris’s Racial Identity ‘Makes the Contrast Stark’ Between Two Candidates

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GLAUDE JR.: "Absolutely. Calling Donald Trump a racist at this point is like saying, 'Look, there’s a deer,' right? It has no real effect, right, in some ways. But let’s be clear, this is — by him saying this, it makes the choice stark. Are we going to double down on a view of America in which race is used as a divider, where we have these reckless appeals to grievance and hatred, or are we going to finally leave the 19th and 20th century behind? Here we are in 2024, Jon. A candidate for the presidency of the United States is making these ignorant comments, right, revealing that he has no understanding of how race works in the United States. He has no understanding of how ethnicity works within black communities in the United States. And people are finding this, at least some people, are finding this appealing. So, we have to respond to it accordingly. It’s ignorant. It’s hateful. It’s racist. But it's also Donald Trump, and he's on the ballot. Where are you going to land? What America are you going to choose?"