During a portion of the CNN debate on the Middle East and the Israel/Hamas War, former President Donald Trump took a bizarre turn by using "Palestinian" as a slur when addressing President Joe Biden.
Biden has "become like a Palestinian" Trump said — except he's a "weak one."
Commenters on social media barely knew how to process this remark.
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"Trump just throwing around 'Palestinian' as a pejorative. Brazen anti-Palestinian racism has been normalized in America," wrote former MSNBC commentator Mehdi Hasan Thursday night.
"I’m sorry but did Donald Trump just say that Joe Biden is a bad Palestinian?!?" wrote the account @ArmandDoma, a San Francisco-based anti-Trump activist.
"Did Trump just call Biden a 'weak Palestinian'?! this is really bad….." wrote the account @D_Radiance.
"Trump just called Biden a Palestinian... 'a bad one.' So many things are wrong and gross and despicable about this statement..." wrote CUNY presidential professor Marc Lamont Hill.
