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Trump critics call out hyprocrisy, violation of the law by deploying military in Los Angeles

President Donald Trump was defiant on Tuesday, days into his decision to deploy thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of U.S. Marines to protests in the city of Los Angeles. While in the White House Oval Office, Trump justified the use of military force on civilians despite legal concerns. The president, who called protesters against his administration’s mass immigration raids “animals” and “insurrectionists,” told reporters, “We stopped a disaster.” He added, “That city right now would be on fire. […]

June 10, 2025

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Trump pardons ‘white celebrities’ who committed tax and fraud crimes. Here’s why critics say that’s scary.

After issuing a series of high-profile pardons to individuals accused of committing tax and bank fraud, among other offenses, President Donald Trump is being accused of using the presidency to extend favors to friends and supporters, normalizing white-color crimes similar to those he himself has been convicted of or accused of committing. On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted in 2022 for financial fraud and tax evasion. Their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, was […]

May 29, 2025 1

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Black Americans have suffered the most during Trump’s first 100 days in office, say critics

Amid the controversy, constitutional clashes, and complete bucking of norms that have marked President Donald Trump‘s first 100 days in office, Black Americans are among those most impacted, critics tell theGrio, evidenced by Trump’s dizzying executive orders and actions to upend the federal government’s role in protecting communities of color. On his first day back in the White House on Jan. 20, Trump signed an executive order ending diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs — which his administration calls “illegal […]

April 29, 2025

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Critics say Republicans’ SAVE Act will make it harder for Black voters and others to cast their ballots

On a mostly party-line basis, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the SAVE Act, a bill that would establish new restrictions to voting. After years of court orders that have weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and a slew of contested state laws and voting maps, Black leaders say the latest legislation only stands to make voting harder. “.. let’s be real, it’s a straight-up voter suppression bill,” wrote Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, on X just before […]

April 10, 2025

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Harriet Tubman webpage is restored by NPS, but critics still worry about Trump administration undermining Black history

Following public backlash, the National Park Service restored a webpage about the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman that sanitized some historical facts. But critics of the Trump administration’s snafu tell theGrio it presents a larger concern about the federal government’s role in safekeeping (or not safekeeping) Black history, which is American history. “It’s very insulting…You can’t alter history like that,” said U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., who is a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee and former educator. Adams […]

April 10, 2025

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett blasts critics trying to blame LA wildfire struggles on ‘DEI’ firefighters

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, had choice words for anyone trying to use DEI as a reason for Los Angeles’ wildfire disaster. In an appearance Wednesday night on CNN, Crockett got into a debate with CNN’s Republican contributor, Scott Jennings, who alleged that LA’s struggles to contain the wildfires had to do with the exclusion of white men from fire department recruiting programs. “In California, you might have recalled a news story from last year … there was some interest in […]

January 11, 2025

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Critics point out hypocrisy in Trump’s ‘offensive’ and ‘desperate’ visit to McDonald’s

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is being slammed by critics who say his recent visit to a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania was a “desperate” ploy for votes in the final two weeks before Election Day. “Donald Trump is a joke. I think it’s a desperate and poor ploy to try to appeal to working-class voters,” Pennsylvania Lieutenant Gov. Austin Davis told theGrio.Davis, who has been hitting the pavement talking to voters in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania, continued: “We know […]

October 22, 2024

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Trump telling white Christians ‘you won’t have to vote again’ threatens Black freedoms, critics explain

Activists and political experts say former President Donald Trump’s recent remarks at a Christian summit are a threat to Black Americans and signal a troubling sign that he intends to make good on his promise to be a dictator if reelected – at least on “day one,” as he’s previously indicated. “In four years, you won’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not gonna have to vote,” said Trump as he urged white Christians at […]

July 31, 2024

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Critics say racism was on full display at Republican National Convention

As Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, bask in the glory of their coronation as the Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees, Democrats and critics are decrying the all-white ticket as a doubling down on the party’s white male grievance politics and the blatant racism they say was on full display this week at the Republican National Convention. “I’m not at all surprised about the tenor and the tone of the RNC relative to Black people or brown […]

July 20, 2024