Trump’s nephew alleges ex-president repeatedly used racial slur: new tell-all book
024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has been claiming that Black and Latino support for him has grown since the 2016 and 2020 elections. And some prominent Black conservatives, including Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Florida), have been enthusiastically campaigning for him.
Yet Trump continues to face accusations of racism and sexism from his critics. And some Black conservatives are outspoken Never Trumpers, including former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele — who supported President Joe Biden in 2020.
Fred C. Trump III, the former president's nephew, alleges that his uncle used racial slurs in the past. Trump III is Mary Trump's brother and a son of the late Fred Trump Jr.
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The Guardian's Martin Pengelly and The Daily Beast's Dan Ladden-Hall report that in his forthcoming book, "All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way," Fred C. Trump III writes that his uncle used the n-word after his car was damaged in New York City back in the early 1970s.
Trump's nephew reportedly writes, "'N*****s,' I recall him saying disgustedly. 'Look what the n*****s did.'"
Fred C. Trump III, in the book, reportedly writes that his uncle was furious when his "cotillon white Cadillac Eldorado convertible" was damaged and recalls, "Donald was pissed. Boy, was he pissed."
Ladden-Hall writes, "Trump III then describes the future-president's alleged use of the racist slur. The Republican nominee's nephew says he 'knew that was a bad word.' He also claims that his older relative hadn't actually seen who caused the damage to his car, instead simply seeing the gashes and going 'straight to the place where people's minds sometimes go when they face a fresh affront: across the racial divide.'"
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Read The Guardian's full report at this link and the Daily Beast's reporting here (subscription required).
