Chief Val Demings, Democratic congressional candidate in District 10, joined members of the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington D.C. to slam Donald Trump and react to his admission that President Barack Obama was indeed born in America. Chief Demings unleashed on the Republican presidential nominee, calling Trump a “hater” as well as a “bigot” and “racist.”
“I spent 27 years as a law enforcement officer and had the honor of serving as the Chief of Police. I have seen the best that America has to offer and I have seen the worst that America has to offer,” Demings said today. “And what I can tell you today, based on everything that we’ve seen and we’ve heard, Donald Trump is not the best that America has to offer.”
Demings was introduced as a “soon-to-be colleague in the United States Congress” before her remarks. The black lawmakers slammed Trump for his years of pressing the birther conspiracy against President Obama. While Trump did finally admit the President was born in America earlier today, Demings and the other Congressional leaders hit him hard. “We should not allow Donald Trump to get a pass on this issue,” Demings said.
“Instead of coming up with solutions that will make people’s lives better and improve the quality of life for Americans, Donald Trump is doing everything that he can to divide,” Demings added. “He’s a hater, he’s a bigot, and he’s a racist. And I’ve learned as a law enforcement officer to call it like I see it. We can do better.”
“And for this man [Trump], who has never at least that I’ve seen, proven or done anything to really help anyone else, to de-legitimatize the first African-American President, to criticize him, to demand – the audacity – to demand that he show his papers, we can do better than that,” Demings concluded. “And we’re going to hold Donald Trump accountable.”
Val Buddy Dyer is also “Bigot” and “Racist” too.