Rappers Vs. Professional Halfwit Donald Trump on Baltimore Rioting As Stupid As It Sounds
On Twitter, it’s mogul against musicians, and no one comes out of it looking good.
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A sense of calm—celebration, even—returned to Baltimore on Friday, after State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that there was probable cause to file criminal charges against the six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray. The city had suffered through a week marked by rioting, looting, tense protests, and a state of emergency.
The past week also saw (as do all news cycles that involve police and deaths of black men) a fair amount of dumb, useless commentary on race relations in America. A leading candidate for dumbest, most useless such commentary is—it should go without saying—from maybe-but-probably-not-though Republican presidential contender and reality TV star Donald Trump.
Our great African American President hasn't exactly had a positive impact on the thugs who are so happily and openly destroying Baltimore!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2015
"@Vanderpunked: Can we drop @realDonaldTrump off in the middle of #Baltimore so he can show Obama how it's done?" I would fix it fast!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2015
Really makes you think.
The fact that Trump said or tweeted something silly comes as no surprise. But this time was unique in that it led to a brief Twitter war (Skirmish? Conflict? Air strike?) between the business magnate and a pair of hip-hop artists.
Philadelphia rapper (and Nicki Minaj’s lover) Meek Mill weighed in accordingly:
It's clear @realdonaldtrump been racist..saying our "African American president" it's plain to see! We won't miss u when u perish!
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) April 28, 2015
And I don't condone what's going on in Bmore "but" our people has been thru so much pain it's hard to control your emotions!
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) April 28, 2015
Waka Flocka Flame (who, much like Trump, is also a fake presidential candidate) was more succinct:
Fuck Donald J. Trump
— Waka Flocka Flame (@WakaFlockabsm) April 28, 2015
Great moments in American discourse.
Trump doesn’t have the best relationship with the broader community of American rappers. He threatened legal action against Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller after Miller’s song “Donald Trump” became a YouTube hit.
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Also, there was this:
What's with this rap stuff with me and Ebenezer Scrooge? http://t.co/G4ZBtjUkgW
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2013
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