President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka attempted to observe Juneteenth on Friday, only for Twitter users to tell her to shove it because of her dad’s racism.
Trump had tried to hijack Juneteenth by scheduling his Tulsa rally for that day. Tulsa is also the site of a massacre in 1921 when a white mob killed black people and burned down their homes and businesses. Under pressure, Trump was forced to reschedule the rally for Saturday, but has since tried to claim credit for making the over 150-year-old holiday “very famous.”
In another tone-deaf and racist move, Trump also scheduled his acceptance of the Republican nomination to occur in Jacksonville on the anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday, another infamous day in which racists committed violence against black people in this country.
Of course, Ivanka pretended to care about Juneteenth.
Today we honor #Juneteenth, when in 1865 news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, TX, marking the end of slavery in the U.S.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) June 19, 2020
Let #Juneteenth 2020 serve as a day of reflection, acknowledgement and education as we work to better inform ourselves, fight to remove unjust barriers to true equality and achieve the full realization of our founding ideals!
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) June 19, 2020
But Twitter users responded by calling out her and her dad’s hypocrisy.
“My daddy is super racist but here’s a tweet.”
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 19, 2020
Your dad lost two cases this week based on his fight to deprive people of their rights. One case he argued that a gay man should be fired just because he played on a softball team. Your campaign had ads removed from Facebook because he disseminated nazi symbols to millions. STFU.
— Janet Johnson (@JJohnsonLaw) June 19, 2020
Do us all a favor by starting this discussion at your dinner table tonight with your entire family.
Thank you.
— Jay S. (@tweetersen) June 19, 2020
Says the woman whose products are made in sweatshops in China, which is de facto slave labor.
— ????????????? ??♿️? (@aeirould) June 19, 2020
https://t.co/pFFJYltD8w #NeverForget #JUNETEENTH2020 #juneteenth
— GreatLifeAlready (@karenzach) June 19, 2020
Let juneteenth remind you that you can be a super qualified, super competent POC but you will still come second to a unqualified white and/or nepotism hire like ivanka.
— President “ramble-parade of lies and boasts” (@realworldrj) June 19, 2020
Clearly @IvankaTrump has devoted years of study into the historical meaning of #Juneteenth while totally keeping any mention of it to her Dad. Quite an accomplishment. #AnotherTrumpFraud
— Matthew Gellert (@MatthewGellert) June 19, 2020
Ivanka and her dad are con artists and racists who think they can fool black people into believing that they care about them and their fight for justice in this country. Clearly, it’s not working because Trump is losing by a landslide among black voters. So, he and his daughter can take their racism and fake sentiment and stick it.
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