Trump: My Racist Nicknames Are “A Fun, Effective Tool”

“I do that with a lot of people like Hutchinson. I mean, he was polling at zero for about one year and I called him — rather than Asa — I called him Ada Hutchinson. And it just felt good to me. And with her [Haley], it’s just something that came. It’s a little bit of a takeoff on her name. You know, her name, wherever she may come from.

“I do a lot of names for people — like Pocahontas. She said, ‘my mother said I look like an Indian.’ So I started calling her Pocahontas. Some people say I’m very good at that. But I can’t get into too many because many of those people that I named like that are Republicans, and we don’t want to bring that up.

“But it’s a takeoff. I have fun with it. And sometimes, to tell you the truth, it’s a very effective tool.” – Trump, after Fox News anchor Bret Baier questioned his racist nicknames for Nikki Haley.

“Wherever she may come from.” Trump doubles down on his racist attacks, actually says “I have fun with it”. Is he even human? (Video: Fox News) pic.twitter.com/FILSCrwX4H

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) January 21, 2024