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| − | United States President-elect Donald Trump‘s unexpected victory was summed up as “whitelash” by CNN commentator Van Jones, who argued that racism played in the election’s outcome. | + | United States President-elect Donald Trump‘s unexpected victory on 8 November 2016 was summed up as “whitelash” by CNN commentator Van Jones, who argued that racism played in the election’s outcome: |
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| + | “This was a white-lash. This was a white-lash against a changing country, it was a white-lash against a black president, in part, and that’s the part where the pain comes.” | ||
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Revision as of 19:43, November 21, 2016
United States President-elect Donald Trump‘s unexpected victory on 8 November 2016 was summed up as “whitelash” by CNN commentator Van Jones, who argued that racism played in the election’s outcome:
“This was a white-lash. This was a white-lash against a changing country, it was a white-lash against a black president, in part, and that’s the part where the pain comes.”