Obama on Trump’s remark about Antetokounmpo: “He can’t understand how someone can be Greek and black”

He commented scathingly Barack Obama the statement made by Donald Trump for Giannis Antetokounmpo. The US presidential candidate in a speech in Wisconsin said of the bass superstar “… the Greek is a really good player. Do you agree? And tell me. Who is more Greek? The Greek or me? I’d say we’re the same, right?“, with many accusing him of a racist reference.

The former US president in his speech criticized Trump’s position. “If you were black or Latino, you would feel that your community is often neglected by politicians, beyond election season. I understand how you feel. But why do you think the answer is to vote for someone who has a long history of undermining and disregarding your communities, whose business was sued for not renting to people like you. Who apparently cannot understand that an NBA superstar can be both black and Greek. Which implies that every Mexican who crosses the border is a criminal and a rapist. Which spreads ridiculous fantasies about people eating other people’s pets. Where just last week he arranged for one of his supporters to make jokes about black people in watermelons and Puerto Rico being a garbage island? Do you think this is someone who can take care of you?“, were Obama’s words.

Obama on Trump: Who cannot understand how an NBA superstar can be both Greek and Black… Who spreads ridiculous fantasies that Haitians are eating people’s pets. Who just this past week arranged for one of his supporters to tell jokes about Black people eating watermelon and… pic.twitter.com/8hs8buZc5d

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