Former lawyer and fixer tells Vanity Fair that Trump repeatedly used racist language before he was electedMichael Cohen claims Trump said 'black people are too stupid' to vote for himDonald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer has claimed that the president repeatedly used racist language before he was elected to the White House. Michael Cohen, a former Trump confidant, told Vanity Fair that the president had once told him that “black people are too stupid to vote” for him and had challenged Cohen to name “one country run by a black person that’s not a shithole”. In the Vanity Fair interview, Cohen is quoted as saying: “I told Trump that the rally looked vanilla on television. Regarding a contestant on The Apprentice, Cohen claimed: “He said, ‘There’s no way I can let this black f-g win.’”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Michael Cohen in New York. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/APVanity Fair said the White House did not respond to requests for comment on Cohen’s claims.

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2018 21:10 UTC