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.
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#1: misterwhite To: Willie Green (#0)
Wouldn't you think that if it really was racial he would have simply left them there? He didn't have to do what he did.
misterwhite posted on 2017-11-23 10:29:11 Reply Private Reply
#2: misterwhite To: Willie Green (#0)
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".
misterwhite posted on 2017-11-23 10:32:04 Reply Private Reply
#3: GrandIsland To: Willie Green (#0)
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.
GrandIsland posted on 2017-11-23 10:40:30 Reply Private Reply
#4: jeremiad To: GrandIsland (#3)
jeremiad posted on 2017-11-23 13:47:29 Reply Private Reply
#5: GrandIsland To: jeremiad (#4)
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.
GrandIsland posted on 2017-11-23 14:07:01 Reply Private Reply
#6: sneakypete To: Willie Green (#0)
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.
sneakypete posted on 2017-11-23 14:27:51 Reply Private Reply
#7: rlk To: GrandIsland (#3)
One would need to be severely mentally unbalanced not to have arrived at that conclusion!
rlk posted on 2017-11-23 14:44:31 Reply Private Reply
#8: BorisY To: rlk (#7)
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BorisY posted on 2017-11-23 15:02:02 Reply Private Reply
#9: Dead Culture Watch To: Willie Green (#0)
Strange. He must have hidden it well.
Dead Culture Watch posted on 2017-11-23 18:38:49 Reply Private Reply
#10: paraclete To: Willie Green (#0)
No he's frightened by his own shadow and can't tell the difference
paraclete posted on 2017-11-23 19:28:05 Reply Private Reply
#11: tpaine To: Dead Culture Watch (#9)
Trump dated a black lady for two years?
First I've heard. When?
tpaine posted on 2017-11-23 20:11:23 Reply Private Reply
#12: Abcdefg To: tpaine (#11)
Abcdefg posted on 2017-11-24 00:42:54 Reply Private Reply
#13: Dead Culture Watch To: tpaine (#11)
Dead Culture Watch posted on 2017-11-24 00:47:10 Reply Private Reply
#14: misterwhite To: GrandIsland (#3)
Obvious racism since blacks only comprise 13% of the population.
misterwhite posted on 2017-11-24 09:58:09 Reply Private Reply
#15: GrandIsland To: misterwhite (#14)
The mean white cops are at fault. Just ask Dicktard.
GrandIsland posted on 2017-11-24 11:08:31 Reply Private Reply
#16: misterwhite To: GrandIsland (#15)
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.
misterwhite posted on 2017-11-24 11:42:26 Reply Private Reply