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After President Donald Trump made posts on Twitter telling Congresswomen of color to "go back where they came from," many people—including the women he targeted—responded with outrage over the White nationalist rhetoric in the President's tweets. But Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera took a different tactic by telling Trump he was better than his racist and xenophobic tweets.
"Sad to watch my friend [Donald Trump] take low road regarding [Democratic Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of the Bronx, [Rashida Tlaib] of Detroit, [Ayanna Pressley] of Boston & [Ilhan Omar] of Somalia & Minneapolis. Let’s stick to issues & steer clear of language that’s xenophobic even racist. POTUS you’re better than that."
Sad to watch my friend @realDonaldTrump take low road regarding @AOC of the Bronx, @RashidaTlaib of Detroit… https://t.co/qIQ4kFr5cP— Geraldo Rivera (@Geraldo Rivera) 1563134961.0
But Rivera is finding few people who agree with his assessment.
@GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS Google “Central Park Five”— Ken Klippenstein (@Ken Klippenstein) 1563143452.0
@GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS "You're better than that," he says… https://t.co/zIJ1DyLcAw— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen) 1563143552.0
@GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS Have you met the man? Of course he… https://t.co/SIUO6mBmeE— Howard (@Howard) 1563145642.0
@HowardA_Esq @GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS You would have to hav… https://t.co/eDgKRJfV1L— Khashoggi’s Ghost (@Khashoggi’s Ghost) 1563149594.0
@KStu88 @UROCKlive1 @HowardA_Esq @GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS A… https://t.co/e29Iw4xdzf— Vote Dem for the Planet (@Vote Dem for the Planet) 1563151889.0
People stated the President did the exact opposite of taking the high road at all times with many asking Rivera questions as well.
@GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS He always takes the lowest of the… https://t.co/tkAmsrXq2G— Pé Resists (@Pé Resists) 1563148084.0
@GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS He's not better than anything. He… https://t.co/I9Ck4LcoWJ— John Pavlovitz (@John Pavlovitz) 1563145868.0
@GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS why do you have racist friends— Jeff Tiedrich (@Jeff Tiedrich) 1563141680.0
FUN FACT: Inside Geraldo's head where most people have brains there is, in fact, another mustache. https://t.co/yG6TVitw2R— Charles Evans (@Charles Evans) 1563143454.0
If Geraldo is urging you to take the high road you are doing something very wrong https://t.co/xb71oJyvYm— Mark Follman (@Mark Follman) 1563143725.0
@TrueFactsStated He'll go right back to being a toady in 3...2...1...— Molly X (@Molly X) 1563146547.0
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Many stated without qualifiers that the President is racist.
Geraldo Rivera : “Trump you are better than this” Narrator : NO, he is not. #RacistInChief #TrumpIsARacist https://t.co/K4conPITEG— Oskaer (@Oskaer) 1563140653.0
When Geraldo says Trump is "better than this" he doesn't mean Trump has a nonracist side he just means Trump isn't… https://t.co/ca44Xg2FaI— Ho Ho Hoes Mad 🍞🌹 (@Ho Ho Hoes Mad 🍞🌹) 1563142538.0
When you're too racist for Geraldo #RacistInChief https://t.co/ZEccQxJ707— Jay Whit (@Jay Whit) 1563142514.0
Trump: I’m a racist Geraldo: You’re better than that Trump: No I’m not— Palmer Report (@Palmer Report) 1563147081.0
But Trump is not “better than that,” Geraldo. This is who he’s always been. Did you sleep through Birtherism and wh… https://t.co/QmccnNYqvB— Adam Best (@Adam Best) 1563141094.0
@adamcbest @GeraldoRivera has a better chance of finally finding Al Capone's secret vault than we do finding Trump's better side....— Geoffrey Morrison (@Geoffrey Morrison) 1563142988.0
@GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS Sad you believe he's better than t… https://t.co/T59M2gd3Lc— John Weaver (@John Weaver) 1563140695.0
While others asked why the GOP was silent and only Rivera was speaking out for conservative circles.
@GOP Hey folks - we've hit the 12 hour mark and have yet to hear from a single @GOP leader, member of Congress, dig… https://t.co/H4Ouao5w3H— Max Burns (@Max Burns) 1563154293.0
@jwgop @GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @Ilhan @POTUS What’s even more sad is tha… https://t.co/p5yZSxfyrf— Katie Phang (@Katie Phang) 1563140982.0
President Trump responded to all the criticism by demanding an apology from the women he targeted with his controversial comments.
The National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America is available here.
"Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America--it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever."