‘The Strategy Is ‘We Hate Black People’: Donald Trump Campaign Faces Backlash for Controversial Social Media Post Attacking Kamala Harris

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign faced fresh allegations of racism following a controversial social media post that juxtaposed two images with a deeply offensive message about immigrants, using it to attack Vice President Kamala Harris’ policies while stating: “Import the Third World. Become the Third World.” The meme, posted on Tuesday morning, aimed to depict a dystopian vision of what a future under Harris might look like. Critics, including the NAACP, condemned the meme as a deliberate escalation of racial hostility and anti-immigrant sentiments among conservatives, accusing the Trump campaign of doubling down on discrimination to appeal to affluent voters. L: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention on July 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas. The American Federation of Teachers is the first labor union to endorse Harris for president since announcing her campaign. R: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 24, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photos: Getty Images) The two images in the social media post dramatically contrasted with one another. The left image, labeled “Your neighborhood under Trump,”...