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Trump Targeting Democratic Candidate Bloomberg

Steve Herman

   WHITE HOUSE - As voters in New Hampshire went to the polls on Tuesday,
   U.S. President Donald Trump was on the attack against a Democratic
   Party challenger not even on the ballot in the small northeastern
   state.

   Trump, in a tweet which was deleted minutes later, termed Michael
   Bloomberg "a total racist," linking to audio from remarks the former
   New York City mayor made in 2015 defending a controversial policy in
   which police targeted young men of color.

   The Democratic presidential hopeful is heard acknowledging they were
   targeted "because that's where all the crime is."

   Entering the Democratic Party presidential race last year, Bloomberg
   apologized for his city administration's stop-and-frisk policy, saying,
   "I was wrong and I am sorry."

   In late 2016, Trump, as a candidate for president, remarked during a
   Fox News interview that the policy "worked very well" and should be
   implemented nationwide.

   Commercials target Trump

   Since Bloomberg became a Democratic presidential candidate, he has
   produced campaign ads attacking Trump directly. The billionaire has
   spent more than $310 million on advertising since entering the race.

   A [1]Bloomberg commercial released this week contrasts the uplifting
   rhetoric of recent presidents against some of the uncouth utterings of
   Trump.

   Trump has belittled Bloomberg as "Mini Mike" for the candidate's short
   stature and labeled him as boring and a loser -- typical taunts by the
   president against his rivals.

References

   1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=7l9qRCv37gc&feature=emb_logo

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