Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter behind President Trump's bestselling 1987 book "The Art of the Deal", says the president's recent attacks of LaVar Ball stem from Trump being "half awed and half frightened by black people."
Trump and Ball have gone back and forth through the media since Ball's son, LiAngelo Ball, and two other UCLA players were released from China after being detained for shoplifting earlier this month.
Asked Wednesday by CNN’s John Berman whether Trump’s attack was down to “what LaVar Ball said or, as some are alleging, how he looks,” Schwartz responded: "Both."
“So first of all, his father [LaVar Ball] is a tall black man and I think Trump is half awed and half frightened by black people and his only way of dealing with them is to attack them.”
“On the other hand, I think he has a zero tolerance for any criticism of any kind, that’s why he goes after anybody who says virtually anything about him that’s negative,” he added.
Michael D’Antonio, the biographer who wrote "The Truth About Trump," agreed.
“I think what Tony said was correct, that there are these dual motivations on his part,” he said. “On the one hand it is racial, on the other hand he has very thin skin.”
Ball’s son and two other players were arrested and accused of shoplifting from a Louis Vuitton store in China during his team’s weeklong trip to the country.
The players faced potential jail sentences for the charge, but Trump, who was also visiting China at the time, spoke to President Xi Jinping about resolving the situation. The players were released and returned to the United States last week.
Upon their return, the players held a press conference during which they thanked the president for his role in helping them return home, which he had asked them to do on Twitter.
and I think Trump is half awed and half frightened by black people and his only way of dealing with them is to attack them.”
If Trump is "half awed and half frightened by black people" why did it take so long to point out this "fact"? Seems pretty convenient to mention it now -- "Look, look. Here's proof".
Since 70% of the prison population is made up of dangerous, dysfunctional urban jungle potatoes.... isn't logical to stereotype that most of your filthy ilk are dangerous?
Oh wait... when you can't refute facts... might as well accuse racism. The white man makes them break the law, riot, loot and raise their piglets without morals.
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I don't want to agree with you, but what you write is the truth.
THIS IS A TAG LINE...Exercising rights is only radical to two people, Tyrants and Slaves. Which are YOU? Our ignorance has driven us into slavery and we do not recognize it.
The fact that "you don't want to agree with me"... makes you no different than any politician that votes by way of party line... instead of what's right.
I give you props for at least admitting that the cop is right.
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“So first of all, his father [LaVar Ball] is a tall black man and I think Trump is half awed and half frightened by black people and his only way of dealing with them is to attack them.”
Uh,huh. I'm betting SOMEONE is both frightened and in awe of black people.
Somebody named Tony Schwartz.
As for Ball,he actually makes stupid people look bad.
You have to wonder how he could afford to buy the crack to be able to afford a crack whore white wife.
In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Since 70% of the prison population is made up of dangerous, dysfunctional urban jungle potatoes.... isn't logical to stereotype that most of your filthy ilk are dangerous?
One would need to be severely mentally unbalanced not to have arrived at that conclusion!
You've heard that statistic that the percentage of blacks and whites who use marijuana are about the same, but 10 times more blacks are arrested for possession?
Here's the reason. Blacks commit way more crimes and, when arrested, often have marijuana on them. So their arrest includes possession.
When you search the database for statistics on "Marijuana Possession", all those arrests pop up.
