Trump touts slavery icon as Vance whitewashes racist texts. These guys aren’t saying quiet part out loud

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Trump touts slavery icon as Vance whitewashes racist texts. These guys aren’t saying quiet part out loud — they’re shouting

Thursday 16th October 2025, 10:57PM

No one asked the president about Robert E. Lee, it just rolled off his tongue, and his No. 2 used whataboutism to take a pass on denouncing blatantly racist statements. It’s not a good look for the Republican Party, writes John Bowden

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