The White House Is Using Slurs to Attack Journalists
After President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter multiple times during a Tuesday press conference, questioning whether he was “a sick person,” an official White House social media account posted a slur used against people with Down syndrome to describe the reporter. “What’s wrong with you? Are you a sick person?” Trump pointedly asked Andrew […]
During a press conference on Tuesday, President Donald Trump repeatedly berated reporter Andrew Feinberg of The Independent, questioning his mental state and labeling him a "sick person." Trump's comments came after Feinberg inquired about the president's plans to convert a historic Washington, DC, golf course into a facility for international competitions.
The remark followed a previous tense exchange when Feinberg questioned the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, which rewards individuals with 1% of the monetary value of fraud they uncover, with a cap of $30,000.
The White House's official social media account then tweeted a slur used against people with Down syndrome to describe Feinberg, further amplifying the offensive remarks. "What's wrong with you? Are you a sick person?" Trump asked Feinberg, to which the White House account responded, "What's wrong with you? Are you a sick person?"
Jim Hudson, the executive director of the National Down Syndrome Congress, condemned the use of such slurs, stating that they are hurtful to individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families. The president's administration has a history of employing ableist and eugenicist rhetoric, including favoring individuals with "good genes" and supporting the idea that people with complex disabilities should "just die."
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