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Police Arrest Trump Supporter Who Threatened Racist Massacre Of ‘Latin Peoples’

A Trump fan was arrested Friday after making an explicitly racist death threat aimed at a Hispanic immigrant and vowing to kill millions of other non-white residents, the Miami New Times reported Tuesday.

Eric Lin, a Washington resident, made threats over Facebook to an immigrant from Spain, according to the charging document.

A few days later, Lin continued his praise of Trump and called for more violence.

View the complete August 20 article by Dan Desai Martin on the National Memo website here.

Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans

EL PASO, Texas — The man accused of carrying out last weekend’s deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explained that he had been targeting Mexicans, authorities say.

Patrick Crusius, 21, emerged with his hands up from a vehicle that was stopped at an intersection shortly after last Saturday’s attack and told officers, “I’m the shooter,” Detective Adrian Garcia said in an arrest warrant affidavit.

Crusius later waived his Miranda rights and agreed to speak with detectives, telling them he entered the store with an AK-47 assault rifle and multiple magazines, and that he was targeting Mexicans.

View the complete August 9 article by Cedar Attanasio, Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber from the Associated Press on The Star Tribune website here.

A brief history of Donald Trump’s mixed messages on freedom of speech

The following article by Jenna Johnson was posted on the Washington Post website September 29, 2017:

At a political rally for Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.), President Trump called on NFL owners to fire players who kneel during the national anthem as a form of protest. Editor’s note: This video contains strong language. (Reuters)

President Trump caused a nationwide uproar this week when he repeatedly attacked the professional football players who kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality, saying that they were being disrespectful to the country, the military and the American flag.

The controversy showed yet again that Trump’s definition of what constitutes free speech shifts depending on who is trying to speak, worship or demonstrate — even though Trump has said that the U.S. Constitution is “set in stone,” and that judges should interpret it “as written and not make up new meaning for what they read.” Continue reading “A brief history of Donald Trump’s mixed messages on freedom of speech”