1. Mexican Immigrants (2015): When announcing his candidacy for president, Trump said, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best… They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
2. Muslim Ban (2015-2017): During his campaign, Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” This rhetoric led to the implementation of an executive order restricting travel from several predominantly Muslim countries once he was in office.
3. Judge Curiel (2016): Trump claimed that Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who was presiding over a case involving Trump University, was biased against him because of his Mexican heritage, saying, “He’s a Mexican. We’re building a wall between here and Mexico.”
4. “<deleted>hole Countries” (2018): In a meeting about immigration, Trump reportedly referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations as “<deleted>hole countries” and expressed a preference for immigrants from countries like Norway.
5. Congresswomen of Color (2019): Trump tweeted that four Democratic congresswomen of color should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came,” even though three of the four were born in the United States and all are American citizens.